Photo Index - J. G. Blount Co. - pattern makers lathe

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

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	bryan dolan

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	pattern makers lathe
Date of Manufacturer:	1940?
Serial Number:	12?842
Last Updated	6/14/2012 2:24:21 PM

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I purchased this machine from a guy in upstate NY. I've never seen another one with the controls built into the headstock. Also the motor is 1hp as opposed to the typical .5hp. If anyone has any info I'd be thrilled to hear it.

As seems to be common with these machines, the mechanicals were perfect but the motor controls didn't work - major corrosion throughout. After trying and failing to fix original controls I decided to start over from the motor leads and run both the 3600 rpm and 1200 rpm windings from a VFD, but I wanted to keep the form and function of the original controls. 18 months, a lot of reading, several hundred dollars, and an extraordinarily generous amount of help from my friend Paul Vassar later, the big aluminum lever that used to operate the 4 position drum switch now controls a speed pot, a 2 position switch selects forward and reverse, a 3 position switch selects low range/free stop/high range, and the mechanical brake triggers a free stop.

I use this machine every day. It's unbelievably smooth and quiet.

If anyone has a compound for this lathe they'd like to sell, let me know.

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Comments: the name plate
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Comments: dealer's tag
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Comments: the new controls. The big dial is original but now turns a speed pot. The buttons and switches are vintage AB from ebay.
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Comments: making a thin candle holder from a big apple log. All that mass is great for off center turnings. I roughed this one out at 1200rpm with no vibration.
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