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A Couple Of Sheffield Made Lathes..


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Guest johnbaz

HI all

Just thought i'd post up a couple of pics of two hobby lathes I have that were made here in Sheffield..

First up is a diminuative Flexispeed 7 lathe...

It's a very simple lathe with no provision for screwcutting and (from memory) right handed thread on the lead screw, this means you have to turn the travel wheel in the opposite direction or cause a lot of damage!!

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Second up is a Faircut, more sophisticated than the Flexispeed, this has provision to cut threads and also has back gearing for turning rough castings at very slow speeds, it's also much larger than the first one and can turn larger workpieces..

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When I researched this one online, I found that it was made by Hendersons of Sheffield, now saucemakers!!

Yep, the same people that make Hendersons Relish!!!!

Cheers, John :)

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