Can anyone give me any info on this?!?

[markba633csi]

You'll want to get familiar with the various tool types, and possibly learn to grind HSS (it's not difficult)

 

[Choiliefan]

How many different spindle speeds are there?
Should be more than three.

 

[matthewsx]

I changed the oil in the head stock. It had clean oil in it and there was no shavings of any kind in the bottom. The gears all looked good as new. So I refilled it and started on the wiring. The original switch was smoked. I just wanted to see how it reacted being under power for the first time in years. I for the time being just wired it up 110V with an old 1930's breaker type on/off switch. Fired right up and runs great!! Not sure if I can easily post videos here or not but I'll try.
The inside of the headstock was quite a complex sight. The company said this is a "Norton gearbox". Not something I'm familiar with. It has two separate speed control levers and a knob to engage and disengage the autofeed screw and change its direction of rotation. Having to label the controls as I go in English.

Awesome.

The Norton gearbox is for screw cutting and carriage feed, inside the headstock is for spindle speed and direction.

Have fun and be safe.

John

 

[kpschafer]

The company that made this thing finally emailed me back. What I have was the model 160 or possibly 160-A. They still make a 160-B today I believe. Anyway if anyone is ever in this same position maybe this thread will help them. I just got an email from the company finally with a manual dated 1969 for the model 160-A....the only issue...it will have to be translated. Wonderful to have though. The parts breakdowns are amazing to have. I tried to post the manual here but it says the file is to large.

 

[kpschafer]

Awesome.

The Norton gearbox is for screw cutting and carriage feed, inside the headstock is for spindle speed and direction.

Have fun and be safe.

John

 

[Choiliefan]

Hendy-Norton lathe was the originator. It was the invention of Hendy superintendent W. P. Norton and was acknowledged by the trade and by mechanics to be the most practical time and labor saving lathe devised, and one of the most useful of inventions of yore

Hendey Machine Co. - History | VintageMachinery.org

Lots of lathes are fitted with variations of the Norton quickchange gearbox. My Austrian EMCO Maximat V10P has one.

 

[kpschafer]

Hendy-Norton lathe was the originator. It was the invention of Hendy superintendent W. P. Norton and was acknowledged by the trade and by mechanics to be the most practical time and labor saving lathe devised, and one of the most useful of inventions of yore

Hendey Machine Co. - History | VintageMachinery.org

Lots of lathes are fitted with variations of the Norton quickchange gearbox. My Austrian EMCO Maximat V10P has one.

It seems to run very smooth still and the gears all look brand new. I'll pull this headstock top and post some pictures before long. One of the levers, a sort of shifter fork I'm not a fan of the design. It's just metal on metal. I'm thinking their should be some kind of brass or bronze bushing or something. I'll post some detailed pictures.

 

[brino]

I tried to post the manual here but it says the file is to large.

If you like I will send a PM (private message) with my email address.
If you send the manual to me I'll see if I can downsize it to post here.
Or you start a private chat with me by hovering over my username/icon and selecting "Start conversation".

Let me know.
Brian

 

[kpschafer]

You'll want to get familiar with the various tool types, and possibly learn to grind HSS (it's not difficult)

I did some HSS tools grinding with my last machine but even with the 4 bolt compound clamp mod and a mediocre AXA QCTP the little 9x19 style Chinese import machine had to much flex and was way under powered. So I learned to just spin everything really fast and use carbide for EVERYTHING. Im sure this lathe is heavy enough and strong enough I can explore more tool options.

 

[kpschafer]

If you like I will send a PM (private message) with my email address.
If you send the manual to me I'll see if I can downsize it to post here.
Or you start a private chat with me by hovering over my username/icon and selecting "Start conversation".

Let me know.
Brian

I sent you a message with my email.