A friend gave me the Keller in a swap for a casting tumbler I rebuilt; it's a great machine that only needed new bronze gibs and a better motor.That one really caught my eye. I live about 40 miles North of Eau Claire, where apparently these were made.
Really neat collection of tools you have there!
I cleaned the lathe maybe ten minutes before the photo. It's rarely as clean as this in the shop!Very nice, I'm not sold on the idea that you actually use them.
You get it. I like to tell people that I don't know much about machining, but I have a lot of employees that do."even if there is 104 years ofwearexperience on the ways."
Very nice shop! I love all the pictures!
Thank you! I tried to only show the machines that are germain to machining, but the shop also includes a woodworking area full of equipment of similar age, and an extensive tool crib of handheld power tools; would anyone be interested in photos of that, too?
- James Huston
The Mulliner makes use of a few of Wendell Norton's patents, notably the QCGB and threading dial. It's not known what the relationship between the companies exactly was, but there is a strong Hendey flavor to the design and the build quality and finish of both machines are neck and neck.The lathe would seem to be a nearly exact copy of a Hendy Norton.
Coming right up!I got into machining to support my old woodworking machine habit. I would love to see pictures of your OWWM's too!