Charlestown Foundry, Faceplate for Heavy Facing Lathe, c. 1810
- Materials:
- cast iron , wrought iron , brass and complete
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt1
- type:
- facing lathes , mandrel lathes and lathes
Heavy facing lathe, 1810.
- Made:
- 1810 (earliest) in Charlestown
Lathe with faceplate, 8 feet in diameter, from the Charlestown Foundry, St. Austell, Cornwall
This lathe was used from 1845 until 1975 at the Charlestown Foundry, St Austell, Cornwall. It was built at a time when developments in engineering required larger, more strongly built machine tools than had previously existed. The lathe was best suited to machining large wheels, pistons, and similar shaped castings.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- 1979-629
- Materials:
- cast iron, wrought iron and brass
- type:
- lathes, mandrel lathes and facing lathes
- credit:
- presented by English Clays Lovering Pochin & Co.
Parts
Electric motor
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt2
- type:
- electric motor
Lay shaft wall bracket
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt3
- type:
- bracket
Components for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt7
- type:
- components
Slide Rest for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt8
- type:
- slide rest
Bearing Rail for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt9
- type:
- bearing rail
Bearing Rail for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt10
- type:
- bearing rail
Stool for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt11
- type:
- stools
Stool for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt12
- type:
- stools
Stool for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt13
- type:
- stools
Stool for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt14
- type:
- stools
Dog for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt15
- type:
- dog
Dog for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt16
- type:
- dog
Dog for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt17
- type:
- dog
Dog for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt18
- type:
- dog
Components for Heavy Facing Lathe
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt19
- type:
- components
Heavy facing lathe: auxiliary components
- Object Number:
- 1979-629 Pt20
- type:
- components
