Photo Index - Sears, Roebuck & Co. - 149.23871

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
American Machine & Tool Co., Inc., Royersford, PA.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	Mark Beuligmann

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	149.23871
Date of Manufacturer:	1970's
Serial Number:	None assigned
Last Updated	8/8/2015 11:50:32 PM

Comments:

I was given this wood lathe and drive motor by my brother-in-law, who had no use for them. Both were well-used, rusty, grimy, and covered with cobwebs and old sawdust. I have restored them. I have no idea who the original owner might have been. I had thought this machine was built in the early 1950's, but I saw, elsewhere on this website, a 1976 catalog from American Machine & Tool Co. that advertised this very machine for $49.10 new. I used a cutting board to create a sliding motor mount, which can be seen in photo #3. The dead center pin was missing from the tailstock. Following a tip from a woodworker's forum, I used a common brass bushing and a 5/8" countersink bit to create a live center, which can be seen in photo #4.

(Admin-BAK, 8/6/2015: revised machine info.)

Photo 1:

Comments: Restored wood lathe
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Photo 2:

Comments: Pre-restoration wood lathe
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Comments: DIY sliding motor mount. Outer rails hold motor mount down with 25-degree bevel.
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Comments: DIY live center
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