Restoring Jet 1024PY

[Timeonabike]

G'day folks,

Photos of Himount as received below.

Circa '70's perhaps? The furniture type handle on the lid might be a give away - I really don't know.

Anyway, is cleaning up well and generally in good shape, although the power feed worm wheel in the apron has been seriously dinged somehow - have to assume some mishandling in the past.

Looks like a Lantain...

 

[David2011]

Timeonabike, there might be a date on the motor data plate, assuming that there is a data plate and it’s the original motor.

 

[Timeonabike]

Timeonabike, there might be a date on the motor data plate, assuming that there is a data plate and it’s the original motor.

Cheers David, unfortunately nothing there but electrical specs. Looks original though.

 

[Timeonabike]

Some reasonable sliding surfaces found during recent disassembly. Cross slide and compound parts.

 

[Timeonabike]

The munted power feed worm wheel shown.
Lead screw cleans up OK.
Apron cleanup ongoing.

 

[bulgie]

G'day folks,

Photos of Himount as received below.

Circa '70's perhaps? The furniture type handle on the lid might be a give away - I really don't know.

Anyway, is cleaning up well and generally in good shape, although the power feed worm wheel in the apron has been seriously dinged somehow - have to assume some mishandling in the past.

Looks like a Lantain...

Your lathe is identical to my Enco 92010 in every way. Not just similar but identical, down to all the riveted-on info plates. Mine is clearly dated 1982, on the lathe (the Enco nameplate) not the motor. I agree there are Lantains that are also identical.

Great machine, have fun with it.

 

[Timeonabike]

Your lathe is identical to my Enco 92010 in every way. Not just similar but identical, down to all the riveted-on info plates. Mine is clearly dated 1982, on the lathe (the Enco nameplate) not the motor. I agree there are Lantains that are also identical.

Great machine, have fun with it.

Thanks Bulgie, always good to have more clues.
Will certainly enjoy it.
Cheers

 

[David2011]

If this is duplicate information, my apologies. This is a website that discusses the variants of the machine and even includes a link to a maintenance manual (not free).

Taiwanese Lathes by Brazier's Lantaine, Romac, Enco, Wey II Corp, Warco, Peerless, Kin Shin, Carolina with Models: 1122, 1124, 1224, 1236, 1340 & 1327 Lathes

AB, Brazier's TY110, Busy-Bee, Carolina, Grizzly DF-1224G, Elpha DF-1224G, Enco, Everest, Forbes Glen, Hafco AL350A, Honden Visa, Himount, Husky PC-36, Huvema HU23, JET-1024, Kin Shin, KS-3.5, Lantaine, Leopard, Lin Huan, Lux-Cut, Manhattan, Mascot SS-2

www.lathes.co.uk

https://store.lathes.co.uk/print/ma470a (manuals)

From the website:
TAIWANESE belt-drive headstock lathes: A 2-Edition Manual for Taiwanese lathes - the most popular and common medium-sized model offered during the last 45 years being sold with a bewildering variety of names including: AB, Brazier's TY110, The Bramley, Busy-Bee, Carolina, Grizzly DF-1224G, Dashin P4, Elpha DF-1224G, Elpha YP-900, Enco, Everest, Forbes Glen, Hafco AL350A, Honden Visa, Himount, Husky PC-36, Huvema HU23, JET-1024, Kin Shin, KS-3.5, Lantaine, Leopard, Lin Huan, Lux-Cut, Lylak, Manhattan, Mascot SS-23, McMillan, Mikron Mk-24, MS, MSC, Peerless, Romac, Select, S.E.M.C.O., Stebbins, Warco, Wey YII Corp, etc. - etc. - "1122", "1124", "1224", "1236", "1340", "1327" & 2021, BH600, BH-600, etc.. Some of the names used were of actual manufacturers - or importers and agents - while others were entirely made-up - lathes sometimes arriving at the distributors with an envelope containing a selection of “fictional” nameplates. However, all versions and sizes appear to have been of mechanically identical design and construction with common Model designations being: “1122”, “1124”, “1224”, “1224A, “1236”, “1340”, “1327”, 2021, DR-1224G,YP-900, Mk-24 Lathes, PC-36, HU23, SS23, AL350A, DF-1224G and others. Some minor differences have been found on the headstock including one model with a lever-operated backgear.

 

[Harry Knutz]

Your lathe is identical to my Enco 92010 in every way. Not just similar but identical, down to all the riveted-on info plates. Mine is clearly dated 1982, on the lathe (the Enco nameplate) not the motor. I agree there are Lantains that are also identical.

Great machine, have fun with it.

There is a couple of differences, But they are like that on British and Australian lathes. The handwheel for the carriage travel is on the right side of the apron and the half nut lever is on the left. Other than that they are just like the ones we have including the oddball belt cover handle on the earlier lathes such as Jet etc.

 

[Timeonabike]

Folks, a small update.

Got the munted worm wheel off the apron assembly, for a little dressing and dimensional characterisation.

Worm gear looks to be 3 degree helix angle, and so with the help of a colleague got a solidworks model of the worm wheel done up and 3D printed.

The point of this is to ensure I don't spend proper money on a new gear that is not quite the right spec.

The 3D printed unit fit well, and worked under cordless drill power.

Gives me sufficient confidence to go get a proper one or two made.

Will do a bit more testing to see what the wear patterns on the plastic gear can tell me about any wrongness, but at this stage I'm ready to get one made that's not plastic.

Cheers.