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This lathe was
bought off of Craigslist for $50.00 and brought home on 8-10-06.
The sale included the 1/2 hp GE motor, cast iron leg stand and
the lathe. I plan to finish a full refurb on this one like any
other old iron in my shop. I am working on some more info
on this new lathe, but I have found a serial number of 8-4266.
From what I can tell, this is a Delta 950 lathe built in the mid
1930's . This is solely based on the pre 1940 data tag that is
found which dates it to the 1930's and some scanned Delta
catalogues on the OWWM web
site listing the 930 lathe, sold with the cast iron leg stand,
as a 950. I have the lathe close to being done now with just
some motor details and wood replacement to be done. After some
research I was able to find modern oil seals that would "almost"
replace the original felt/leather seals. I had to mill .05mm off
the inside of the oil housing for a perfect fit, but it will be
well worth it. (I would be willing to fit these seals in your
bearing caps if you buy the seals and mail it all to me, it only
takes a few seconds in a metal lathe to fit them) The missing
tailstock cam lock lever is a slight overkill, I was working on
a shaft with a metal ball end on my metal lathe, but it is a lot
harder than it seems like it would be! So I glued the proper
shaft into the arm and turned a snakewood handle to slip over
the rod. I was able to trade my tool banjo with another OWWM
member. He wanted my style and I wanted the newer cam lock
design. The only major change I had to do was to turn the lower
locking plate so that it was 1.25" instead of the 1.5" it was.
This was done on my metal lathe and worked like a charm.
Update, March
2007:
I have dropped off
a block of 2" x 4" x 12" solid steel at a local vocational
school metal shop along with some cad drawings to have them make
me some 1.5" riser blocks. (total height is 1.70" if you include
the lower tab) but the lift will be 1.5". I plan to finish off
the holes and modifications myself, but I do not have access to
a Bridgeport to mill the blocks to the needed shape. If you want
a copy of the cad file, feel free to ask for a copy. My plan is
to be able to use the original cam lock at the tailstock and the
tailstock adjustment block will be bolted to the new spacer so
it's one solid piece. The headstock will be simply bolted under
the headstock with longer grade 8 bolts. This new mod will
increase my lathe to a 14" x 36" lathe. I think this will work
just prefect and the banjo which is already designed for a 12"
lathe will be much easier on the lathe.
Update May 2007:
Click on the photo below to see my custom lathe lift block modification
which turned my lathe into a 14" swing
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