Engine lathe by Wm. Muir and Co.

Made:
1889 in Manchester urban district

Engine lathe by Wm. Muir and Co., no. 2374, 1889. Serial no. 2374, with accessories

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Object Number:
1995-620
Materials:
most, cast iron and some, wrought iron
Measurements:
overall: METRES
type:
lathes
credit:
Adams, P.C.

Parts

Lathe itself

Lathe itself

Lathe itself, comprising bed, standards,headstock, tailstock, saddle, topslide, leadscrew, feed shaft, knock-off rod

Measurements:
overall: 1235 mm x 2020 mm x 678 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/1
type:
lathes
Cone-plate pedestal

Cone-plate pedestal

Cone-plate pedestal (no cone-plate or boring rest to fit) with improvised wooden collar

Object Number:
1995-620/2
type:
components
4-dog chuck

4-dog chuck

4-dog chuck, probably original equipment, complete with 4 extra biters and their screws; and another of the same pattern disassembled, one screw broken but both parts present, lacking pins to retain screws and extra biters

Measurements:
overall: 34 mm 170 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/3
type:
chuck
Small 3-jaw geared-scroll self-centring chuck

Small 3-jaw geared-scroll self-centring chuck

Small 3-jaw geared-scroll self-centring chuck, both sets of jaws, mounted on a backplate that may have been a driver. Not original equipment

Measurements:
overall: 92 mm 125 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/4
type:
chuck
Driver plate

Driver plate

Driver plate, perhaps the backplate of a Clement's driver

Object Number:
1995-620/5
type:
components
Large 4-jaw independent chuck with 2 keys

Large 4-jaw independent chuck with 2 keys

Large 4-jaw independent chuck with 2 keys; not original equipment

Measurements:
overall: 155 mm 252 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/6
type:
components
4 carriers

4 carriers

4 carriers

Measurements:
overall: 35 mm x 105 mm x 235 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/7
type:
components
Original winch for topslide

Original winch for topslide

Original winch for topslide, the end of the handle shortened

Measurements:
overall: 71 mm x 24 mm x 108 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/8
type:
components
Pipe of original rack winch

Pipe of original rack winch

Pipe of original rack winch (the remainder of the winch missing)

Measurements:
overall: 120 mm, 31 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/9
type:
pipes (conduits)
Cast-iron tee

Cast-iron tee

Cast-iron tee. There is no hand-rest pedestal and the stem is too large to fit the socket of /2

Measurements:
overall: 122 mm x 216 mm x 28 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/10
type:
components
Parts of the quick-withdrawal motion

Parts of the quick-withdrawal motion

Parts of the quick-withdrawal motion: click wheel in two pieces lacking some teeth and click on stem

Measurements:
overall: 18 mm 108 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/11
type:
parts
3 winch handles and another handle

3 winch handles and another handle

3 winch handles and another handle; some of these may have been fitted to handwheels

Measurements:
overall: 43 mm x 94 mm x 122 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/12
type:
handles
3 drill chucks with taper shanks

3 drill chucks with taper shanks

3 drill chucks with taper shanks, tailstock drill pad, large female centre, 5 male centres, 2 reamers with taper tangs to fit tailstock, 2 taper adapters (one fits the tailstock, the other, perhaps no.3 Morse taper outsie, accepts shanks that fit the tailstock) and a stub drill that fits the tailstock

Measurements:
overall: 80 mm x 210 mm x 205 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/13
type:
chucks
23 change-wheels

23 change-wheels

23 change-wheels, the numbers as follows: 20, 25, 30, 50, 2x60, 2x65, 70, 74*, 2x75, 79*, 80, 81*, 2x85, 90, 95, 3x100, 110. * denotes wheels very obviously not of the set; for the rest, there seem to be wheels from two standard "Manchester" sets, one set with the number stamped on the boss and the other with it cast into one arm, but all these are painted with the same brown paint

Measurements:
overall: 607 mm 290 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/14
type:
wheel
Countershaft assembly with two hangers

Countershaft assembly with two hangers

Countershaft assembly with two hangers, fast-and-loose wheels, speed cone, striking fork on rod. One bearing keep has been repaired

Measurements:
overall: 293 mm x 620 mm x 296 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/15
type:
components
Countershaft assembly

Countershaft assembly

Another countershaft assembly with two pulleys and two bearings. The motor drove to this one by Fenner belt and this gave motion to /15 by flat belt

Measurements:
overall: 205 mm x 205 mm x 587 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/16
type:
components
Electric motor with pulley

Electric motor with pulley

Electric motor with pulley

Measurements:
overall: 288 mm x 211 mm x 356 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/17
type:
electric motor
Improvised striking rod

Improvised striking rod

Improvised striking rod and two loose pieces believed to belong to it

Measurements:
overall: 187 mm x 190 mm
Object Number:
1995-620/18
type:
tools
2 flat belts and 2 Fenner belts

2 flat belts and 2 Fenner belts

2 flat belts and 2 Fenner belts

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm 1290 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/19
type:
belt
4 cast-iron pulleys

4 cast-iron pulleys

4 cast-iron pulleys

Measurements:
overall: 275 mm 350 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/20
type:
pulleys
2 tipped tools and 2 cutter bars

2 tipped tools and 2 cutter bars

2 tipped tools and 2 cutter bars

Measurements:
overall: 21 mm x 140 mm x 209 mm,
Object Number:
1995-620/21
type:
tools