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RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - RAFALW - 04-20-2020
(04-17-2020, 02:40 PM)RAFALW Wrote:(04-17-2020, 02:22 PM)RAFALW Wrote: Ok
RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - Vinny - 04-20-2020
Wygląda dobrze!
(Looks good!)
RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - RAFALW - 05-09-2020
(04-20-2020, 09:15 PM)Vinny Wrote: Wygląda dobrze!
(Looks good!)
Dzięki , sprawuje się dobrze , jeszcze trochę muszę ją dopracować (Thanks, I'm doing fine, I need to refine her a little bit more)
RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - WillBob - 01-28-2021
Hi Mike, that's a pretty lathe you got there. I got one too from 1944, it's not in the same good condition as yours but it does a decent job.
What I have heard is that they made this reinforced wooden cabinet instead of cast iron legs as there was a shortage of iron during the war. Maybe you already knew that?
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I also found a manual for what I think is a late 50's model lathe. It shares the same threading gearbox (Norton box) so the feeds are equal to your lathe. It also has a formula to calculate the feeding depending on the gears installed. The manual is in Swedish but I can translate parts that you find interesting.
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RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - Vinny - 01-28-2021
Welcome to the forum WillBob!!!
RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - Hawkeye - 01-29-2021
Nice lathe, WillBob. Thanks for the manual. I won't be able to read it, but it's good to add to the history of the lathe.
I tried to attach a couple of files that Storebro Bruk sent to me, but it didn't work.
If you want to make a quick change tool post for your lathe, check out this thread: http://www.metalworkingfun.com/showthread.php?tid=1938&highlight=QCTP
It takes a fairly hefty chunk of iron, but I find it very useful and solid. In post #29, I upgraded it to a cam-lock for the dovetail jaws. That made it very fast to change tool-holders.
RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - WillBob - 02-01-2021
Thanks Vinny!
I would appreciate if you could send me those files, it's not easy to find info about these lathes. I'll send you my e-mail address in a PM, maybe that works better.
Yes I saw your qctp thread, really good work! I'll save that project to the future me, when I got more spare time
RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - Hawkeye - 02-01-2021
Yes, it was something of a major project. I don't remember how long it took, but I'm thinking several weeks. I was working full time, though, so shop time was on weekends and the odd evening.
Of all the projects I've done in the shop, I think this one gets more use than any other.
RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - RAFALW - 02-06-2021
Witaj WillBob , jaki masz wybity numer tokarki na końcu łoża? Piszesz że twoja tokarka jest z lat 1940 , i mnie jest nr 2600 , mógłbym sobie porównać..... pozdrawiam
RE: Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think) - Hawkeye - 02-06-2021
(02-06-2021, 08:55 AM)RAFALW Wrote: Witaj WillBob , jaki masz wybity numer tokarki na końcu łoża? Piszesz że twoja tokarka jest z lat 1940 , i mnie jest nr 2600 , mógłbym sobie porównać..... pozdrawiam
Hello WillBob, what's your lathe number stamped on the end of the bed? You write that your lathe is from 1940, and I am No. 2600, I could compare myself ..... Regards
Mine carries S.N. 2774, which Storebro Bruk told me was built in 1943.