From an old clockmakers workshop clearance.. This nicely presented lathe in original box, please search web for “lathes co uk/pioneer” for some good info! Has some 8mm collets, plus male centre collets in headstock and tailstock. Tailstock is LEVER TYPE with 8mm DRAWBAR. All these items take apart and fit into this wonderful box. The pulley set has grooves the main bar etc. And all fits together in a really well thought out way. Bright chrome finish to all parts, some moderate wear in places. But looks little used to me! Some slight flaking/lift to one part on headstock bottom face as seen. Seems in good order and would benefit clean and oil before use. Or just display in its wonderful chrominess? Is that a word or just a feeling? Please see pictures for best description and sizes.. BOX width 15 1/4 inches (39cm) Depth 9 1/2 inches (24.5cm) Height 6 1/2 inches (16.5cm). Unpacked weight 7.9kgs. Please look at Tony’s wonderful website about lathes. Of conventional lightweight “Geneva” pattern, with a D-section bed, the seldom-found 8 mm collet Pioneer was described as ” All-British ” and distributed by Charles P. Wilson & Sons Ltd. Dating from immediately after the end of WW2 – the only known brochure is stamped February 1946 – the lathes used collets by the well-known Crawford Company, then an independent organisation and based in Tottenham, London. Although the majority of Geneva-pattern lathes are of very light build (and preferred by some experts for delicate or intricate work) the 13/4″ centre height by 6″ between centres Pioneer was rather more heavily built with a particularly robust yet elegantly shaped headstock. While of ordinary size and functionality, on the Pioneer three variations on contemporary Geneva-pattern watchmaker-lathe design were to be found: instead of being at the back or on top (as was more common) the flat section of the Pioneer’s bed was at the front; locking of components to the bed, slides and spindles was not by levers but usefully-large, knurled-edged, full-circle wheels while, most remarkable of all, was the advertised use (instead of the usual plain bearings in hardened steel or bronze), of a spindle running… On needle races in specially hardened phosphor-bronze bearings. The bore is of toughened steel of high chrome content. However, the only example of the lathe so far examined had bronze bearings, so the needle-roller races might well have been an ambition that reached the publicity stage – but not production. A 3-step spindle pulley, to take drive by a round rope was provided, the front face of its largest diameter being drilled with a ring of 60 division holes; in place of the expected long and flexible spring-steel location arm, a robust indexing pin, held in a housing bolted to the front face of the headstock, was provided instead. Fitted with lever-action as standard, the collet-holding tailstock spindle had a travel of 3/4 and an unusually strong-looking, knurled-edged locking screw. (at the time around 10% of that asked for a new semi-detached house in the steel city of Sheffield) the Pioneer was presented in a fitted oak box complete with a 10-inch long bed, headstock, tailstock and a tip-up hand rest with two lengths of T. A set of six Crawford collets from 0.5 to 5 mm was also included, along with male and female centres and one “step chuck”. Mirroring the design of the lathe, the beautifully-finished, chrome-plated countershaft unit was of the usual watchmaker’s type and able to be quickly dismantled into its component parts – each element being secured by the maker’s “trade-mark” knurled-edged wheels. A central, inverted-trumpet support was provided through which the bottom bar of the assembly could be slid in and out and raised as required, the horizontal adjustment being secured by a wheel fitted with a pair of ball-tipped levers. Check out my other items. Be sure to add me to your favourites list. We post WORLDWIDE please ask for a quote. ENGLISHCLOCK (E & OE). The item “Watchmakers PIONEER LATHE 8mm with pulley countershaft, collets, BOXED” is in sale since Sunday, October 13, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Parts, Tools & Guides\Tools & Repair Kits”. The seller is “englishclock” and is located in Gloucestershire. 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• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Brand: PIONEER
• Type of Tool: Lathe