08-25-2014, 08:48 PM
A bit of an update. I emailed Storebro on the weekend, to see if they could give me any new info on my lathe. I heard back this morning. I had given them the link to Tony Griffith's site. His reply:
Hi Mike,
Some very nice pictures you have there. The model is type S and your one is from 1943. Seems to be the 180 version with intermediate raising block under the topslide. Oilers are not original nor the electric starter and lid on left foot lacks the ORN emblem. Otherwise it is the one. Found one leaflet from 1940 but only in Swedish.
Kind regards
Hans Åhsgren
Storebro Industrier AB
Sweden.
He sent three pdf files of the 1940 brochure, all in Swedish. Here is the front page. It has a few differences from mine.
Orn lathe model S 20140825073931.pdf (Size: 2.37 MB / Downloads: 67)
In a second email today, Hans pointed out the reason some lathes have a reversed layout on the carriage apron. when the lathe has a removable section in the bed below the spindle, the carriage handwheel is on the right. Makes sense when you think about it.
Hi Mike,
Some very nice pictures you have there. The model is type S and your one is from 1943. Seems to be the 180 version with intermediate raising block under the topslide. Oilers are not original nor the electric starter and lid on left foot lacks the ORN emblem. Otherwise it is the one. Found one leaflet from 1940 but only in Swedish.
Kind regards
Hans Åhsgren
Storebro Industrier AB
Sweden.
He sent three pdf files of the 1940 brochure, all in Swedish. Here is the front page. It has a few differences from mine.
Orn lathe model S 20140825073931.pdf (Size: 2.37 MB / Downloads: 67)
In a second email today, Hans pointed out the reason some lathes have a reversed layout on the carriage apron. when the lathe has a removable section in the bed below the spindle, the carriage handwheel is on the right. Makes sense when you think about it.
Mike
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If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.