Storebro 15 x 36 Lathe (I think)

[Hawkeye]

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.

[Dr Stan]

That's a sweet looking find and a nice sized home shop lathe. I have absolutely no experience with this brand, but given the quality of Arboga machines I would expect it to be as good or better than any of the world class equipment. Having the ability to thread both Imperial and Metric threads without having to settle for "close enough" is a wonderful advantage.

I expect you'll have several years of enjoyment with your new to you lathe. Congrats.

[Hawkeye]

I forgot to mention a comment Hans made in his reply. He said that a lathe could have either the 'normal' apron layout or a mirror image layout, like mine. The deciding factor is whether the lathe has a removable bed section below the spindle (gap-bed lathe). I suspect that the idea is to get your knuckles away from the large spinning workpiece.

[stevec]

Mike, actually the large spinning work piece would get your knuckles away .
Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Hawkeye]

Actually, Steve, when I replied to his explanation on the apron layout, I used the same emoticon.

[RAFALW]

Witam , gdzie mogę znaleźć instrukcję do tej tokarki ? ,
(Hello, where can I find instructions for this lathe? )

[RAFALW]

Proszę o instrukcję do tej tokarki - Model tokarki Orn S 20140825073931.pdf
(I am asking for instructions for this lathe - Model lathe Orn S 20140825073931.pdf)

[Hawkeye]

Czy masz jakieś zdjęcia swojej tokarki /
(Do you have any photos of your lathe /)

[Dr Stan]

Just took my first look at the two barreled mic.  I suspect it was intended to be used as a go/no go gauge setting each barrel at the appropriate dimension/size. BTW, first time I ever saw a two barreled mic.

[Hawkeye]

That's what I figured, Stan. This one is the only metric mic I've got.