Photo Index - Oliver Machinery Co. - Oliver 20-B

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	20" lathe
Submitted By:	Jeff Singleton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Oliver 20-B
Date of Manufacturer:	1955
Serial Number:
Last Updated	10/12/2005 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

I bought this lathe from a fellow patternmaker in Cleveland about 3 years ago. It was in great shape and can well equiped. It came with two faceplates, floorstand with banjo, 30", 24", 6", and 90 deg. tool rest, compound plus extra slide for compound, two tool rest supports, Oliver ring cutter (not sure if that's what it called) and a four jaw chuck. It has a 2 hp motor with a 4 speed gear box made by Lima, so that makes it a 16 speed. It was a light gray color but I repainted it International blue. It was an easy repaint because it wasn't dinged up or beat up, it was just dingy. It runs as good as it looks. This one has an 8 ft. bed and the patternmakers headstock that you pivot so you can turn taper with the compound. I will make an outboard faceplate so I can turn up to maybe 80", not sure if I could turn anything bigger then that unless it is lightweight. I could not find the splice in the leather belt, only four pin holes. Serial number 86335

Photo 1:

Comments: lathe and fixings
Source: Sony W1

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Photo 2:

Comments: Lima drive
Source: same camera

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Comments: Oliver badge
Source: still the same camera

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