THE EW LATHE
A VERY POPULAR LATHE DURING THE 1950`S AND 1960`S THIS IS MY ORIGINAL BROCHURE FROM 1951 .
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THIS WAS MY FIRST LATHE WHICH I RECEIVED AS A PRESENT ON MY 13th BIRTHDAY AND I`VE HAD A SOFT SPOT FOR THEM EVER SINCE.
THE MODEL THAT I GOT WAS THE MODEL "C" TOGETHER WITH A COUNTER SHAFT AND PULLEYS, WHICH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BROCHURE, WILL SEE WERE EXTRAS.
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THIS WAS MY FIRST LATHE WHICH I RECEIVED AS A PRESENT ON MY 13th BIRTHDAY AND I`VE HAD A SOFT SPOT FOR THEM EVER SINCE.
THE MODEL THAT I GOT WAS THE MODEL "C" TOGETHER WITH A COUNTER SHAFT AND PULLEYS, WHICH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BROCHURE, WILL SEE WERE EXTRAS.
THE CAPACITY OF THE LATHE IS 2.5 INCHES CENTRE HEIGHT OR 5" SWING BY 8.5" OR 10" BETWEEN CENTRES
HERE IS A GOOD HONEST LATHE MADE BY Mr J.F. STRINGER A LONDON TOOLMAKER. ALL THE PARTS WERE MADE ON JIGS SO THAT THEY ARE INTERCHANGEABLE. IN MY EYES IT`S A LITTLE JEWEL CAPABLE OF GOOD ACCURATE WORK AND IT FUNCTIONS VERY SMOOTHLY LIKE A GOOD MACHINE SHOULD.
YOUR AVERAGE CHINESE LATHE OF THE SAME SIZE LOOKS MUCH MORE MODERN BUT BENEATH THE FLASHY EXTERIOR LURK PLASTIC GEARS THAT CAN STRIP THEIR TEETH AND BUILT IN ELECTRIC MOTORS THAT REQUIRE ELECTRONICS TO FUNCTION AND IF THESE BECOME FAULTY THE BILL FOR A NEW ELECTRONIC BOARD WILL BE AROUND 900 NOK. IN FORUMS ON THE NET I`VE READ OF INSTANCES WHERE SOMEONE HAS HAD TO CHANGE THE BOARD ON HIS MACHINE FOUR TIMES!
UNFORTUNATELY I SOLD MY ORIGINAL EW LATHE ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO BUT HAVE BOUGHT A NEW ONE SINCE WHICH I`M IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING A SLOW FEED AND OTHER DESIRABLE FEATURES THAT I WILL WRITE ABOUT LATER.
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YOUR AVERAGE CHINESE LATHE OF THE SAME SIZE LOOKS MUCH MORE MODERN BUT BENEATH THE FLASHY EXTERIOR LURK PLASTIC GEARS THAT CAN STRIP THEIR TEETH AND BUILT IN ELECTRIC MOTORS THAT REQUIRE ELECTRONICS TO FUNCTION AND IF THESE BECOME FAULTY THE BILL FOR A NEW ELECTRONIC BOARD WILL BE AROUND 900 NOK. IN FORUMS ON THE NET I`VE READ OF INSTANCES WHERE SOMEONE HAS HAD TO CHANGE THE BOARD ON HIS MACHINE FOUR TIMES!
UNFORTUNATELY I SOLD MY ORIGINAL EW LATHE ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO BUT HAVE BOUGHT A NEW ONE SINCE WHICH I`M IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING A SLOW FEED AND OTHER DESIRABLE FEATURES THAT I WILL WRITE ABOUT LATER.
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ABOVE THE PRICE LIST FROM 1953