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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. G. Blount Co.
Everett, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type: Lathe, Metal
Machine Size: 11" 44" bed
Submitted By: charles aoun
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Manual Training lathe
Date of Manufacturer: 1920's
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Last Updated 4/3/2011 7:08:10 AM

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In as bought condition, previous owner restoration. Originally for wood but Blount also supplied it for metal, calling it a "speed lathe." 11" swing, came with collets, chuck and a slide rest -but no wood rest. Very beefy castings and solid construction all around.

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Comments: Blount referred to this as "Improved slide rest" in catalog
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Comments: PO built the power arrangement with countershaft, bringing the speed down and torque up.
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Comments: Both spindle and tailstock are MT2
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