$1,000 · Preston 15 x 30 Wood Lathe

This is a heavy, powerful cast iron lathe made in Preston, Ontario about 100 years ago. I am guessing that it came from a line shaft shop. It comes with a lot of extras including 5 tool rests, Nova 4 jaw reversible chuck, 3 jaw chuck with inside and outside jaws, drill chuck, live centre, spur drive, worm screw, 6" faceplate, 3" faceplate, 3" faceplate ring, tethered controls with push button forward/reverse, finger tip speed control and emergency stop switch. It's powered by a 1.5 HP variable speed motor. There are 4 speed ranges when turning on the inboard side and one speed range on the outboard. The headstock can be indexed. There is a hand wheel and indexing pin on the outboard side. Both head and tailstocks have MT2 tapers. There is a draw bolt on the headstock and a knockout bar. Also included is a live centre with a 1" x 8 tpi thread. This ensures precise centering at the tailstock end. If you are cutting a tenon for the chuck, you don't have to remove the faceplate, simply unscrew it from the headstock and screw it onto the tailstock. No more fiddly re-centering. The headstock base is flush with the bed enabling it to be turned 180 degrees for outboard turning. See last photo. It is currently on casters for ease of movement. Needs 220 volt single phase power.