Anyone familiar with this, uhhh, screw machine???

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Digging through a storage building at my dad's today, looking for a missing fishing rod, I found something I had long since forgotten. It's a Brown and Sharpe model No.0. I'm not sure whether to call it a turret lathe or screw machine, I'm not well versed on machine tools. She's a real beauty though, nice and tight, everything works well. It's on the original stand, with coolant tank. From what research I have done in the past few minutes, I think she's going on 100 years old, or maybe 90. I was curious if anyone here was familiar with the machine, and could share some tidbits.My dad had begun modifying it to use as a small maual lathe. He cast and machined the brass headplate, and some handles. He also made a tailstock to use in place of the turret, and make some more of the bed length useable.I think he actually used it a few times for boring divots in pieces of brass bar stock for jig and spinnerbait molds. He used to have a pretty good business making molds.Anyway, I've never used a lathe at all, but have always been interested. I was kind of wondering if this could make a useful tool for simple turning operations. As far as I can tell it needs a feed screw and a chuck. The screw should be around here somewhere, I remember it being in place when I was a kid. What do you guys think??????? Attached ImagesMiller EconotigCutmaster 38Yes ma'am, that IS a screwdriver in my pocket!
Reply:Turrett for tailstock= Turrett lathe..Oldie but a goodie..Worth $$$ to a machine collector..And there ain't many of what you have there left.. ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:I know I had a hard time finding anything on it. I found 1 picture on the net of another, and it looked rough, and didn't have the stand. I would sell it for sure, but only if the price was enough to finance some cool tools. I'd rather have tools than cash I guess, LOL. I've really been wanting a small lathe to play with lately, so you can imagine my delight when I pulled the tarp off that thing.  I had forgotten all about it, so had dad. He put it in that corner about 10 years ago when they move there, put a tarp over it, and it got buried and forgotten.One thing that's confusing me is that worm gear thing sticking out the front on the left side, under the spindle.Last edited by Joe H; 07-29-2007 at 01:50 PM.Miller EconotigCutmaster 38Yes ma'am, that IS a screwdriver in my pocket!
Reply:That looks alot like the lathe I garbage picked except mine was missing pretty much every thing. No motor, no stand, no chuck, it had a tail stock but was missing some kind of mating plate. I bodged a bunch of loose ends together and mounted it on a dog house in my back yard (redneck engineering at it's best). Made pedal powered helicopter parts on it for NYC flugtag 2003. Nice little machine. I probably know less about it than you do though. I can tell you the bearings stand up really well to rain. Whats the lever deal on the tail stock do? The only attachment I'd ever seen like that before was on a wood lathe and was for quick loading stair railing balusters one after another?
Reply:It rotates the turret on the back stroke, and pushes it toward the work when pushed to the left, I guess for multi-process boring operations???Miller EconotigCutmaster 38Yes ma'am, that IS a screwdriver in my pocket!
Reply:I believe that worm gear is supposed to connect to a threaded rod to allow the lathe bit to travel at a sincronized speed with the motor so as to enable screw thread cutting. Mine didn't have that either.
Reply:Looks like a small turret lathe to me.I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:Its a Turrett lathe not a screw machine.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterIts a Turrett lathe not a screw machine.....zap!
Reply:They may have used the same basic machine base for both back then..But you have the Turrett lathe version..Either and or its quite a "find"...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Joe H,  you can always go to www.practicalmachinist.com and those guys there will be able to tell you everything ever wanted to know about it.  Its a great site for stuff like that.  Just post the pics and give them a serial number I bet they can tell you when it was made and they probably have an old manual for it as well.It's definately a turret lathe given that the tailstock is a turret.Nice Find......If you're interested in selling it PM me price and I will think it over.  I wouldn't mind have small lathe for the garage.MichaelMillermatic 25115" Rockwell Drill Press10" Logan Lathe5hp - 2-stage 80 Gallon CompressorHome Made Sand / Soda Blaster
Reply:Thanks 383. Honestly, I wouldn't know where to begin pricing it. I think I'll play with it for awhile, I've actually been on the lookout for a steal on a small lathe for awhile, with this in my dad's shed the whole time, LOL. I looked it over really good earlier, it's in unbelievable shape. The ways are crisp and clean, no real signs of wear at all. Everything is nice and tight and operates smoothly. I started it up and she's smooth as silk. It must have never seen much work. I know it's been in my dad's possesion for nearly 30 years, and he only used it for boring centered divots in a couple of hundred brass jig molds, the rest of the time it's been stored nicely. After I cleaned on it a little it really looks good. I would think it was only a few years old if I didn't know better. I'm pretty excited. I've got to find a chuck, E-bay I suppose. Anything I need to look for? Or will any decent quality, smallish 3 or 4-jaw chuck work?? I guess I need to do some reading and quit asking for spoonfeeding huh. I'm just excited over a new toy, and a whole new learning experience. I've been kinda bored lately. Miller EconotigCutmaster 38Yes ma'am, that IS a screwdriver in my pocket!
Reply:I ran screw machines for about a year, but they were a whole lot larger! They (those that I used) had either 4 or 6 or more barrels for long pieces of raw stock, and performed many operations throughout the complete "cycle". Here's an article concerning screw machines.How to buy automatic screw machines.It seems they were derived from turret lathes.City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Originally Posted by Joe HOne thing that's confusing me is that worm gear thing sticking out the front on the left side, under the spindle.
Reply:Turrett lathe lathe for sure. i ran a b&s screw machines for years. the ones i ran all run off of cams.turretts are nice. you can set up 6 stations on the turret and more on the cross slides. great for banging out parts.Last edited by Eaglelox; 08-27-2007 at 07:48 PM.IPS Owner/[email protected]
Reply:Lol I hate when people store amazing stuff that could serve us as kids/grown-ups...My grandma house "hold" these until I found out...a HUGE Lego found at 11 yrs old. a nice rc model airplane engine, found when I was 13...2 JBL 10" subwoofers, found when I was 18...  well actually they were property of my uncle´s but he lives on the same house...about 3 or 4 usable telescopes for rifles, and I like to shoot with guns...So, it like treasure hunting,...Good luck with your find!My Babies: HF Drill pressHF Pipe Bender3   4.5" Black and Decker angle grindersLincoln Electric PROMIG 175that´s it!