Photo Index - King-Seeley Corp.-Central Specialty Division - 103-23070

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King-Seeley Corp.-Central Specialty Division
Ann Arbor, MI; Ypsilanti, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Wood
Machine Size:	9" swing 30" between centers
Submitted By:	Ian Robinson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103-23070
Date of Manufacturer:	50s?
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Last Updated	4/2/2009 10:36:05 AM

Comments:

This lathe was given to me. It had no motor. I've done little to restore it except dust it off, because everything worked well. I've done alot to retro fit it to what I wanted. One thing was lift it to swing 15". So there is 3" risers under the head and tail stock and a 3" sleeve under the tool rest. The tailstock locking system had to be retro fitted. With the added 3" in height it would no longer work. I ended up using a 1/2 -13 eye bolt welded to a threaded rod. The eye bolt hole allows the ram to pass thru it and the extra lenghth threaded rod hangs down, it threads onto the nut that secures it to the ways. The next was to make a pivoting compound to "trepan" or cut rings out of flat boards at needed angles. 3/16 HSS tool bits are groud to cut. This is a basic form of segmented turning. The rings are stacked and glued together. Next they are turned to shapes and sanded.
A sleeve with an arbor was made to go over the original 4" face plate. This allows the wood to stick out away from the head stock for clearance. The compound was then mounted on the lathe bed with a track or slide that allows the compound unit to move forward or backwards to achieve different diameter "rings". A live ceter was purchased and a drill chuck were some other add ons.
The set up is pretty primative but works great. My wife calls it the time machine!

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Comments: Lathe shown with 3" risers under it.Live center added and original 4" face plate.
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Comments: An arbor mounted on the face plate. This shows the wood being cut round from flat baords. These are the beginings of a bracelet.
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Comments: This is the compound mounted on the ways
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Comments: This was the original idea. Using only the bed extension to cut the rings. I later used the full lathe bed because I found traditional hand turning to be alot of fun also.
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Comments: A maple bowl being turned. The risers allowed the lager diameter to fit.
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Comments: projects made from the OWWM!!
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