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Imperial Metal Products Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	24" swing, 8' bed
Submitted By:	Stephen Angeloff

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	pattern maker's lathe
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:	none found anywhere!
Last Updated	8/30/2012 8:16:35 PM

Comments:

This is my recently-acquired Imperial patternmaker's lathe. When I got it the lathe was in very nice condition but it had paint issues so I disassembled it pretty much completely, stripped most of the paint, cleaned, and painted before reassembling in my basement. The lathe came well-equipped with tooling, including 3 jaw and 4 jaw chucks, several faceplates, tool rests and a whole cabinet full of tools, gouges, tool bits and other stuff. This is an extremely heavy lathe with a 3HP two speed three phase Lous Allis motor. The bed has external dovetails for the carriage to ride on. I have the compound to go onto the cross slide but it isn't shown in the pictures. This is as fine a wood lathe as I have seen anywhere. It's rock steady and quiet. It's tight and shows no wear despite being built I would guess in the late 40's or 50's. I'd say this aptly named lathe will compare very favorably with any other lathe in its range, old or new.

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Comments: headstock, drive and carriage
Source: my 110 year old and dungeon-like basement

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Comments: carriage and tool rests - some painting left to do!
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Comments: electrical controls
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Comments: headstock shwing oilers. lever is for brake.
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Comments: full view
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Comments: cone pulley and drive belt.
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