Photo Index - J. G. Blount Co. - Patternmaker's 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" swing, 4" bed
Submitted By:	Gary Thomas

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Patternmaker's Lathe
Date of Manufacturer:	ca. 1940s
Serial Number:	053896
Last Updated	3/10/2024 10:32:30 AM

Comments:

These are a few of the attachments for the lathe, the tool rest mounted table is an in-house creation. The table works well with a sanding disc on the faceplate but is awful hard to rig dust collection to. My brother built a pattern (which we still have) to make this and machined it also. We got awful lucky in that a local guy was casting iron about the time we bought the lathe and cast several parts for use on this lathe. He had barely restarted a nearby foundry when he shut down almost as fast (about 1988). There aren't any others who cast iron within a reasonable distance now.
The tailstock is the cross sliding variety and also revolves 360 degrees.

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Comments: quick feed lever on tailstock
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Comments: tool rest holder & face plate
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Comments: tool rest mounted table
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Comments: after cleanup and paint 2013
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Comments: after cleanup and paint 2013
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Comments: after cleanup and paint 2013
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