Photo Index - Smith, Drum & Co. - Extension gap engine lathe

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Smith, Drum & Co.
Philadelphia, PA

True Manufacturer:
Smith, Drum & Co., Philadelphia, PA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:	14.5" over bed, 30" in the gap. 58" between centers
Submitted By:	Jeff Joslin

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Extension gap engine lathe
Date of Manufacturer:	1944 (approx.)
Serial Number:
Last Updated	1/3/2018 9:20:33 AM

Comments:

Seen for sale in the San Jose craigslist. Photos reproduced here with the permission of the seller, Patrick Wagner.

This lathe is a Fay-Scott design. The manual for this lathe is available for the Fay-Scott incarnation:
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=5085

The specs given here are from the manual. Weight is about 2500 lbs.

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Comments: Front view
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Comments: Headstock 3/4 view
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Comments: Tailstock and carriage 3/4 view
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Comments: Headstock
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Comments: Name on bed
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Comments: Headstock detail showing metric threading
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