Hello everyone, I am located in Poestenkill NY (just east of Albany). My experience in turning is very limited... long time ago in HS and some brief self taught spindle stints 30 years ago (which developed some bad techniques). Now retired from the fire dept I have joined Northeastern Woodworkers Association and Adirondack WoodTurners recieving some great instruction.and meeting some wonderful people. At first I was interested in turning wooden bells so i could cast them in brass but now I am adding off axis turnings as its so different and leaves people scratching their heads. I am currently rehabbing a very old F E Reed Co 10" wood lathe that was my Grandfather's ( a pattern maker by trade). Looking to reach out to any members who may have experience with this brand. I believe it may have been made around 1908 so no "owners manual" LOL. I will post photos as the project progresses
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Dan McIntyre
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Dan, Welcome to the forums! Look forward to seeing whats on your lathe.
Thank you! In my quest it seems that I have Jarno tapers instead of MT. Are there adapters to convert or should i take a larger MT and have it machined to the specs of my head and tailstocks (which are different sizes) Any other ideas? Thanks
Welcome to the forum. Cannot answer your question as I have not heard of that taper. You can get morse taper adapters but from what I looked at your taper is a different angle. would probably be expensive to get one made. You can use face plates or use drive spurs in a chuck. I presume that it has a thread on spindle you can use.
The spindle thread measures 1 1/8 X 12 tpi. I do have a few faceplates and a small 3 jaw chuck. I am attempting to work with a machine shop that might be able to rework at larger Morse Taper. Apparenlty this taper was used in the metal lathe industry which this company was most noted for. They supplied Henry Ford with engine machine lathes for his auto making line. They only made this lathe for a few years from what i can tell.