What is it

[cjunrau]

Anyone know what this is. It is on auction and nobody knows what it is.

 

[Richard G.]

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Anyone know what this is. It is on auction and nobody knows what it is.

Reminds me of a hand operated drill press missing some pieces.

 

[joeysmith]

Image search says its an armature lathe

 

[Rich'sToys]

Reminds me of a hand operated drill press missing some pieces.

That was my first thought.

 

[greenmech]

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Anyone know what this is. It is on auction and nobody knows what it is.

I had one like that, determined it's an armature tool to work with a lathe. Ron MN

 

[Caryc]

It's one of them there...oh hell, I don't know!

 

[used red MN]

It would be good to see a view of the end opposite of the brass crank. It looks like a cutting bit is sticking out on that side.

 

[Keith True]

Seeing this made me remember I have one on the shelf.Haven't used it in probably 40+ years,since I got a small lathe.I took some pictures so I can advertise it.If I don't get interest at $50. I can always put it back on the shelf.It has 4 different size collets with it,and that piece of strap iron is something I bolted on there to hold it in a vise.

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

I wouldn't have guessed it but seeing the replies it would be for truing and grooving commutators.

 

[used red MN]

I wouldn't have guessed it but seeing the replies it would be for truing and grooving commutators.

Isn’t that what Joey said in reply 3? He just said armatures.

 

[cjunrau]

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Anyone know what this is. It is on auction and nobody knows what it is.

Thanks everyone for the replies. now we know what it is.

 

[Keith True]

I'd bet that one with the spur gears like a hand drill would work better than mine,because it wiould actually spin it up.Mine just turns at the speed I can crank.Mine does work good,but I think that one would work better.The different size collets are almost always missing,they are all laying in somebodys toolbox somewhere.