Any Jewelers lathe collectors here?

[Barnbikes]

I bought this drill press about 20 years ago at a consignment auction. Was told at the time it came from a glasses maker.

Recently have decided to make it functional. Need to make an attached movable motor for it as the pulleys move with the head (thinking old sewing machine motor).

Anyways I was told it is most likely home made with jewelers lathe parts. i have not been able to find and lathes that where chrome and I can not fine a name on it anywhere.

Anybody recognize the head parts?

Has some cool little glass oilers on it.

Need to find some more collets and drill bits.

Thanks,
Jon

 

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Lathes.co.uk is probably your best bet.
I have seen some similar chrome plated watchmakers lathes by Rivett, but nothing with an identical headstock or bed.
Worth going thru all the links listed on the following page:
http://www.lathes.co.uk/watchmaker/

 

[goldstar31]

I had a 10mm Pultra instrument lathe- and regret being pressured to sell it. Again, I still have a little watchmaker's lathe and 6mm collets.
I also have a Unimat clone -a MJ189 which hardly counts but is nice enough.

so with all but one of my watchmaking friends gone to the Great Lodge in the Sky( well, most) and the virtually complete disappearance of watch and clock making with the advent of things with batteries, suitable watchmaking gear is dead cheap. I bought a complete little lathe for £40 and the lovely Pultra with lots of accessories for £80.

So you will see my earlier reference to George Daniels here. Worth reading. Again, there are people who use the little 'turns' to repair and make musical instruments. You have Ferees on your side of the pond. Excellent stuff.

What you have is far more costly to make than you will have paid. The last references that I can recall are a brief mention in George Thomas's Model Engineers Workshop Manual and Jim Batchelor's tool in Bill Bennett's work with Workshop Techniques. Both worth a read. Again, there is Tom Walshaw writing as Tubal Cain. Really too big a canvass and ionformation like Rocking Horse Manure here.

Enjoy- anyway

Norman