14 ft. Flywheel lathe by William Muir of Manchester

Made:
Manchester urban district

14 ft. Flywheel lathe by William Muir of Manchester, No. 1310, c. 1900 and ancillary equipment

Headstock with faceplate

Headstock with faceplate

Slide rest consisting of a cast-iron bench with flared front and back supports and an arched space between them, with tool holder mounted on top.

Slide rest

Parts 1 & 2 front floor rail, broken in two

Parts 1 & 2 front floor rail, broken in two

Rear floor rail (part drilled off) with shaft bearing bench pinion, one pulley and coupling

Rear floor rail (part drilled off) with shaft bearing bench pinion

Worm shaft with 2 keys

Worm shaft with 2 keys

Pedestal bearing associated with /5

Pedestal bearing associated with /5

Bearing bracket and collar from /5

Bearing bracket and collar from /5

Worm

Worm

Cone pulley from shaft /5

Cone pulley from shaft /5

Cone Pulley

Cone Pulley

One faceplate dog

One faceplate dog

Four biters from faceplate dogs

Four biters from faceplate dogs

A boring bar, 2 winches and a Clement's ratchet from slide rest, and other small mechanical items

A boring bar

Shaft from feed gear

Shaft from feed gear

Piece of floor plate on pillars, various brackets, piece of guarding

Piece of floor plate on pillars

Set of drawings of the flywheel lathe and a catalogue

Drawings of flywheel lathe

Two cuboid bedplate blocks with three holes at either end and a central partition

Bedplate blocks

Cone pulley and gear mechanism for drive shaft

Feed Gear for Drive Shaft

Metal girder with fixings and flat metal arm with eight circular holes at right-angles to main beam

Crane Rail Beam for Ratchet Feed Mechanism

Circular metal shaft with metal fixings at right-angles at either end, and flat metal shaft protruding from one end. Two identical pieces of metal with screws at the top hang from the shaft.

Striking Gear

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Object Number:
1977-803
type:
lathes
credit:
Price and Pierce Machinery Ltd.

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