Photo Index - General Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - 160 with cast iron legs

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Manufactured/Badged by:
General Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Drummondville, QC

True Manufacturer:
General Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Drummondville, QC

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	M P

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	160 with cast iron legs
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:	16-423
Last Updated	11/21/2016 9:15:54 PM

Comments:

This lathe I purchased in the fall of 2015 via kijiji.
The seller said he had acquired it from a school.
I have no other information.
I had a heck of a hard time removing the rusted spurcenter. But I followed the directions found on the owwm forum and hit really hard with a garden hammer (?). It finally detached from the spindle.
I made a handwheel from melted HDPE plastic.
And fitted a handle (from some dismantled table saw probably) to replace the missing tailstock handwheel handle.
I also painted the green tool rest. And printed a missing decal.
The rest seems to be original, except for the new switch which is magnetised and moveable.

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Comments: 1959 leaflet page 2
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