Dividing These parts came with the lathe, it took me a while to work out what they were for The graduated screw turns the worm wheel, in turn -er turning the mandrel. I have used this to make simple dials … Continue reading
Category Archives: Machine tools
Raglan changewheels
Quite a lot of work here, although it doesn’t really show First off, this is an early MKI lathe, I have a manual for a later model. That includes a handy screwcutting table featuring ratios of 1:2, 1:1 and … Continue reading
Raglan quick change gearbox
This popped up on Ebay in 2013. It’s a quick change box for a LittleJohn MKII. Fortunately it came with a leadscrew, feed shaft and a bunch of bits around the changewheel end Mounting the box meant having to grind … Continue reading
Turret tailstock
This is an Ebay purchase, originally made for an Atlas lathe, there is a picture of a similar one on the excellent Lathes.co.uk website : It was mostly complete, I had to make up a new locking/unlocking mechanism, a new … Continue reading
Raglan cross slide
I milled this from a solid piece of Meehanite. Lots of swarf, lots of cuts, plenty of fun I milled out the top of the carriage to allow the leadscrew nut to come as far out as possible, and fitted … Continue reading
Raglan topslide
Another adaption of George Thomas’s topslide design. I avoided having to cut a left hand leadscrew by cutting down a Boxford cross slide one. I cut the gears in cast iron, fitted thrust bearings and milled out the inside of … Continue reading
Raglan retracting cross slide
This was made by adapting the retracting topslide design by George Thomas in ‘The Model Engineers Workshop Manual’ – a bloody brilliant book The mechanism uses the existing cross slide screw, dial, handle and so on, replacing only the casting. The … Continue reading
Raglan carriage
Lots going on here, a few simple things first This handwheel came in a job lot of tools, materials and stuff off Freecycle. It makes traversing the carriage when feeding by hand a lot easier than the original Raglan ball … Continue reading
Raglan leadscrew
This is a Myford leadscrew handwheel fitted onto my Raglan lathe. Both leadscrews are 1/8″ pitch, so the handle matches. It’s pretty useful for setting the position of the rear parting off tool along a bar The collar on the … Continue reading
Raglan tailstock
The tailstock as supplied has no means of knowing how deep you have drilled. I have seen a Raglan tailstock spindle graduated with 1/8″ marks, which helps a bit. Mine is plain. A previous owner fitted a steel rule to … Continue reading