Great restoration and great save on a fantastic piece of history. You are so lucky to have the opportunity to do something like this with your Dad and I know he loved every moment.
I love the slap of the old flat belts! I have a Fay and Egan about the same era as this American. It is also a very heavy machine. I was 75 when I bought it 5 years ago at the estate auction of an old carpenter I had known from childhood. Don't know any other history of the machine. Cleaned up but not restored. Someone much younger can tackle that some day.
What a fine old piece of American history, I know you are proud of this equipment and enjoy your time with your Dad . Hope you will be able to use it for many years !
NOTHING is like working with your Dad. I am so grateful that I can do it. The lalte looks almost like fresh from the factory. Well done! :D I'm really looking forward to the woodturning. Good bless you. Greetings from Germany ;D
You brought it back t life. And since it seem very heavy, turning with it will be really a pleasure for sure. The weight dampens a lot of out of balance woods as you start so many turnings. Thumbs Up!
Awesome video. Love seeing older tools being brought back to life instead of being thrown out. If you keep doing more of these, a cool channel to watch is Hand Tool Rescue. Lots of cool projects similar to this. Great video again. Really enjoyed it.
I appreciate the hours of time and effort you put into filming and editing this video. I just restored an old Red Rider Wagon for my grandson and had to rebuild 3 of the 4 wood sides milling them out on my table saw out of what I had. Turned out great... but I wasn't trying to film it. The final product and video was awesome. I think you had a good mentor there with you to help guide you and that is what a lot of younger folks are missing in their lives.
Your grandson will love it. Appreciate the kind words. He's always been a wonderful guide and I'm beyond blessed to have him around. Appreciate you stopping by!
@@falllineridge My dad taught me how to fix a lot of things and how to figure out how to do things. He also taught me how to use wood working tools and the joy of making and fixing things with your own hands. It has been a life long gift that I have used to improve my life a made a good living doing it for others.
Always interesting to see antiquities machines being restored back to its natural states. They feel more of a history to them then new one's now a day's.
Wow!!! Just... Wow!!! That's an awesome refinishing job my friend! It looks awesome! And now it's in too good of condition to use. Lol. I love woodworking, so it would be a pleasure to work with such a fine piece of machinery.
Nice job restoring your lathe. I've watched a fair number of your videos and enjoy them all. I restored a vintage Delta 1460 lathe from the 1940's a few years ago and turn with it often. I fabricated casters for my lathe that don't require modifying the cast iron base in any way. The casters are simple and strong. I could send you some pictures of them if you're interested.
Great job bringing it back to life! I think of the people who made the drawings, mined and transported the ore, made the molds, poured molten metal, finished and fit pieces... Clearly they had some pride in their work. It does seems a wee bit short for you. Might think about putting it on risers. We are taller today than the people of the early 20th century.
Recently visited an old steam powered sawmill and wa amazed at how much machinery was run off of one major shaft hooked up to it vacuum ducts to send the sawdust back to the boiler really cool enjoyed the video thanks from SW Louisiana
Great video! We bought two lathes from a school board auction in Vancouver B. C. For $200 for our co-op workshop about 20 years ago that are identical to your ONE. The only difference is that ours had a different manufacturers stamp on them. There unbheavy and solid, perfect for turning.
bruce mitchell I’m really looking forward to learning how to use it. My dad already has been using it. Seems to work well! Thanks for stopping by, Bruce.
I would have used some Supper Fine grit Sandpaper on the tail stock (Just a light passing) and the bed of the lathe 800+. Silicon Carbide paper with water comes to mind. Put the tail stock part in a lathe and use the paper as the part is turning as for the bed part use a fine sanding block to extra fine steel wool (grade 0000 or 4/0) to polish the bed and any parts that ride on it. As for the head and tail stock clean out the pipe section and use a break hone device to clean and polish the inside. you just want remove any rust and nicks. That all said REAL NICE RESTORING JOB I restored one i got at the junk yard. Got it for Scrap weight, and it was a metal lathe 36 in bed.
Nice Job! Only suggestion would be to use the existing switch box as a junction box and mount a new switch where you can get to it easier and faster.... perhaps one of the modern fail safe style switches ( power fails, switch goes to and stays OFF ) so you don't inadvertently have some chunk of wood spinning around and winding you up.
Here is a time saving tip. In the future use 2 in 1 metal paint. Has both primer and topcoat in 1 and will save you half the time to paint the machine. You can either paint it with your compressor or use a brush/roller on these 2 in 1's.
I'm restoring an old Delta with and motor on a hinge mounted below. Is the weight of the motor enough to keep the belts working or does the motor need to be locked in position?
What a wonderful find. Great to be working with Dad. I lost my Dad last year and miss him so much. He was a McGyver for sure. Blessings to your family. Are you going to sell the lathe? Thanks for sharing.
I have to say, I love this video and I love that lathe. I would love to find one like it. By the way, do your self a favor and buy several of Harbor Freight 4 wheel dollies when they have them on sale for $7.99. I use them for everything and just used 4 to move a huge hutch out of the dining room so that I could put down a new floor.
You need to get a grinder with a wire brush on it! I’m curious why the switch is mounted way back behind the leg? Seems like it would be nice to have it handy if something goes south and you need to turn it off? Love to see people restoring these old machines!
Nice work. Once again it is a good usable wood-turning lathe. However, although it may have been worked at some time off line shafting, the remains of some bearings under the wooden shelf suggest to me that it was originally treadle operated.
I thought maybe there was a through shaft to take the feed from the overhead line shaft (maybe on the opposite end to the headstock), with a stepped pulley on the lower shaft to feed the headstock, allowing the different speeds.
You should invest in a blast cabinet. With a few minor mods,Harbor Freight makes a decent one and it's not too expensive. Also a powder gun and small oven. Great stuff to have when doing restorations on stuff like this.
Not a museum piece, but damn close to it. There a number of sites on here that do restorations of antique tools and machines , and I enjoy them. Thank you for the variety of doing this on your channel. Your dog knows what's what, lying near the fan. A beautiful job, although it was none too neat for you. BTW, how many days did it take?
Jasco paint removal is rather useful on stubborn paint. Make sure to use eye protection, good breathing protection, long sleeves and thick rubber gloves when using it. Spread it on, wait 15 minutes and start scraping. Can take more than 1 application, but it's a time saver. I was not paid for this comment by the way. But if someone from Jasco reads this...................Ka-Ching is my middle name.
A mask at all time would be good for your health. It seems a dirty job to do.:) Why spay it and not paint it with a bruch, isnt that cheaper and use less paint?.
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Great restoration and great save on a fantastic piece of history. You are so lucky to have the opportunity to do something like this with your Dad and I know he loved every moment.
Nothing like working with your Dad. Wish I could do that again. When I use his old tools I feel close. Great post.
I love the slap of the old flat belts! I have a Fay and Egan about the same era as this American. It is also a very heavy machine. I was 75 when I bought it 5 years ago at the estate auction of an old carpenter I had known from childhood. Don't know any other history of the machine. Cleaned up but not restored. Someone much younger can tackle that some day.
What a fine old piece of American history, I know you are proud of this equipment and enjoy your time with your Dad . Hope you will be able to use it for many years !
That's awesome bringing back life to great made machinery and doing it with your Dad, nothing better
Very nice project turned out great best of luck what a great addition to your shop!!!!!
So cool. You have a piece of history in your shop to add to its story. Now fire it up and show us another awesome project.
NOTHING is like working with your Dad. I am so grateful that I can do it. The lalte looks almost like fresh from the factory. Well done! :D I'm really looking forward to the woodturning. Good bless you. Greetings from Germany ;D
Wow what a transformation. Excellent job guys
What a lovely old lathe. Now it’s time to make some bowls out of all your lovely wood!! Nice job. Rescued fir another 50 years 👍
Fantastic old American wood lathe. Great video, thumbs up.
Beautiful job! Congratulations!
Take care, Dave
Nothing like taking something from the past and making it shine again!!!
Very nice job , now have to see turn something on the lathe. Take care my friend god bless
You 'hit the nail on the head' when you said "it's not a museum piece".....
That old Lathe is nice and just the right size. Lots of work but it's the fun type of work. Enjoy it !!
Again Just got home from work 01:30 am Scotland Time. Great Restoration. Thanks.
You brought it back t life. And since it seem very heavy, turning with it will be really a pleasure for sure. The weight dampens a lot of out of balance woods as you start so many turnings. Thumbs Up!
Awesome video. Love seeing older tools being brought back to life instead of being thrown out. If you keep doing more of these, a cool channel to watch is Hand Tool Rescue. Lots of cool projects similar to this. Great video again. Really enjoyed it.
Always have liked to see something old and worn restored and brought back to life. Good job! Now less see someone turn some nice pieces on it.👍
Yup you two fellows, did a great job, very nice👍
Nice job guys 👍 and what a beautiful machine. Really love old machinery 😍👍
Be glad to see it in use. good job and good video!
Great job on the old lathe. Try Johnsons paste wax on the bed ways instead of oil. Oil will attract wood shavings.
Ótimo trabalho Friends.
Great job friends just love it when something old like that as a rebirth, Stay Safe now !!!.
Awesome project to do with your dad! :)
I appreciate the hours of time and effort you put into filming and editing this video. I just restored an old Red Rider Wagon for my grandson and had to rebuild 3 of the 4 wood sides milling them out on my table saw out of what I had. Turned out great... but I wasn't trying to film it. The final product and video was awesome. I think you had a good mentor there with you to help guide you and that is what a lot of younger folks are missing in their lives.
Your grandson will love it. Appreciate the kind words. He's always been a wonderful guide and I'm beyond blessed to have him around. Appreciate you stopping by!
@@falllineridge My dad taught me how to fix a lot of things and how to figure out how to do things. He also taught me how to use wood working tools and the joy of making and fixing things with your own hands. It has been a life long gift that I have used to improve my life a made a good living doing it for others.
that is one fine peice of history you worked very hard love youre vids keep up the good woork son and god bless
Always interesting to see antiquities machines being restored back to its natural states. They feel more of a history to them then new one's now a day's.
Great team work with a worthwhile result.
Beautiful job I like that old lathe
Wow!!! Just... Wow!!! That's an awesome refinishing job my friend! It looks awesome! And now it's in too good of condition to use. Lol. I love woodworking, so it would be a pleasure to work with such a fine piece of machinery.
Great old lathe.
Nice job restoring your lathe. I've watched a fair number of your videos and enjoy them all. I restored a vintage Delta 1460 lathe from the 1940's a few years ago and turn with it often. I fabricated casters for my lathe that don't require modifying the cast iron base in any way. The casters are simple and strong. I could send you some pictures of them if you're interested.
Great job bringing it back to life! I think of the people who made the drawings, mined and transported the ore, made the molds, poured molten metal, finished and fit pieces... Clearly they had some pride in their work.
It does seems a wee bit short for you. Might think about putting it on risers. We are taller today than the people of the early 20th century.
That must have been a really gratifying project. Nicely done!
Butternut Hill Farm Yes it was! Thanks!
Great project and great video. Envious!
Slade Thanks as always, Slade!
Recently visited an old steam powered sawmill and wa amazed at how much machinery was run off of one major shaft hooked up to it vacuum ducts to send the sawdust back to the boiler really cool enjoyed the video thanks from SW Louisiana
Brian Ball Thanks, Brian!
Good job Wes! OLD TOOLS RULE.
Nice job!!!
Great video! We bought two lathes from a school board auction in Vancouver B. C. For $200 for our co-op workshop about 20 years ago that are identical to your ONE. The only difference is that ours had a different manufacturers stamp on them. There unbheavy and solid, perfect for turning.
bruce mitchell I’m really looking forward to learning how to use it. My dad already has been using it. Seems to work well! Thanks for stopping by, Bruce.
That looks great.
Tom Fields Thanks, Tom!
Outstanding job 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks!
Great video 👍👍
Some Johnsons Paste Wax on those machined flats will both protect and allow your tail stock and tool rest to slide smoothly.
I would have used some Supper Fine grit Sandpaper on the tail stock (Just a light passing) and the bed of the lathe 800+. Silicon Carbide paper with water comes to mind.
Put the tail stock part in a lathe and use the paper as the part is turning as for the bed part use a fine sanding block to extra fine steel wool (grade 0000 or 4/0) to polish the bed and any parts that ride on it. As for the head and tail stock clean out the pipe section and use a break hone device to clean and polish the inside. you just want remove any rust and nicks.
That all said REAL NICE RESTORING JOB
I restored one i got at the junk yard. Got it for Scrap weight, and it was a metal lathe 36 in bed.
Nice work.
Nice job. On your ways, use paste wax instead of oil. It will allow the tailstock to move more freely and collect less dust.
Awesome video
glenn goodale Thanks as always, Glenn!
Brilliant!
Nice Job! Only suggestion would be to use the existing switch box as a junction box and mount a new switch where you can get to it easier and faster.... perhaps one of the modern fail safe style switches ( power fails, switch goes to and stays OFF ) so you don't inadvertently have some chunk of wood spinning around and winding you up.
Yeah, that switch worries me a lot, both in location and belt proximity
Here is a time saving tip. In the future use 2 in 1 metal paint. Has both primer and topcoat in 1 and will save you half the time to paint the machine. You can either paint it with your compressor or use a brush/roller on these 2 in 1's.
I'm restoring an old Delta with and motor on a hinge mounted below. Is the weight of the motor enough to keep the belts working or does the motor need to be locked in position?
What a wonderful find. Great to be working with Dad. I lost my Dad last year and miss him so much. He was a McGyver for sure. Blessings to your family. Are you going to sell the lathe? Thanks for sharing.
My dad can do about anything I've found out. We will be using it, we've always wanted a good lathe. Appreciate you watching.
Good good good job. Thanks
Sanding lead based paint without a mask...only someone who ate paint chips as a kid would do that!
I have to say, I love this video and I love that lathe. I would love to find one like it. By the way, do your self a favor and buy several of Harbor Freight 4 wheel dollies when they have them on sale for $7.99. I use them for everything and just used 4 to move a huge hutch out of the dining room so that I could put down a new floor.
You need to get a grinder with a wire brush on it! I’m curious why the switch is mounted way back behind the leg? Seems like it would be nice to have it handy if something goes south and you need to turn it off? Love to see people restoring these old machines!
Nice work. Once again it is a good usable wood-turning lathe. However, although it may have been worked at some time off line shafting, the remains of some bearings under the wooden shelf suggest to me that it was originally treadle operated.
Did you check the headstock bearings? Key part of any lathe!
The only reason I can come up with for the babbet bearings on the bottom, is that it used to be a treadle lathe. Nice video.
I thought maybe there was a through shaft to take the feed from the overhead line shaft (maybe on the opposite end to the headstock), with a stepped pulley on the lower shaft to feed the headstock, allowing the different speeds.
Nice!
nice video .i use evapo-roust its great save you a lot of work.also on your flat areas us product called dry coat or use paste wax
Looking good, I would have liked to see you take the head stock apart and clean and grease it
That's a real nice collection of dirt-dobbers.
You should invest in a blast cabinet. With a few minor mods,Harbor Freight makes a decent one and it's not too expensive. Also a powder gun and small oven. Great stuff to have when doing restorations on stuff like this.
de verdad puso el interruptor abajo de la bancada??
Wow
That's looks awesome!! Are the pulleys wood. I toldly enjoy watching that video!! No one is going to walk off with that lathe.
Steve Dawson No kidding! The pulley on the motor is wood.
Not a museum piece, but damn close to it. There a number of sites on here that do restorations of antique tools and machines , and I enjoy them. Thank you for the variety of doing this on your channel. Your dog knows what's what, lying near the fan. A beautiful job, although it was none too neat for you. BTW, how many days did it take?
Jim Willoughby Thanks, Jim. It was about a three day job.
Jasco paint removal is rather useful on stubborn paint. Make sure to use eye protection, good breathing protection, long sleeves and thick rubber gloves when using it. Spread it on, wait 15 minutes and start scraping. Can take more than 1 application, but it's a time saver. I was not paid for this comment by the way. But if someone from Jasco reads this...................Ka-Ching is my middle name.
If you really want to use it a lot and make it more enjoyable put a VFD 3 phase motor on it.
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Very good restoration 👍👍👍. New looking now. But soon will be dusty from shavings. Well you did not restore it for display only. LOL
yeagerxp You got it!
I'D MAYBE RIG UP A KILL SWITCH, BUT LOOKS REALLY NICE, THE BELT SURE LOOKED TRUE
DAVID WATSON II Thanks, David!
A great job, quite the challenge but you two accomplished it.
Good video !! You didn't mention the machine's history...From your family...
Yard sale ...??
Foard Fow Estate of a neighbor.
Suggestion, remove the oil from the ways, then use paste wax or candle wax, bees wax on the ways and it will aid the banjo and tailstock slide better.
Jay Miller Ahh, good idea!
An old lathe like might have had lead paint on it. But nice job.
Same music as Engles Coach
Never showed it working
They don't make them like that anymore.......JJ..
A mask at all time would be good for your health. It seems a dirty job to do.:) Why spay it and not paint it with a bruch, isnt that cheaper and use less paint?.
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Nice!