FOR SALE & WANTED 

for information about  - AUCTION OF ORNAMENTAL TURNING EQUIPMENT - click on the links below:-

        INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUCTION

CURRENT  CATALOGUE AND BIDDING FORM

 PICTURES OF AUCTION LOTS:

        O.T. Equipment;

        Hines & Pittler Lathes;  

        Rose Engines & Engine Turning Equipment;

        SOLD   Sibley Ornamental Turning Lathe

        SOLD    Cutters & Handtools;

MORE ITEMS TO BE ADDED

        O.T. Books;   COMING SOON

        Cutting Frames;  COMING SOON

WANTED:

FOUND: Eccentric Chuck numbered for Holtzapffel lathe No. 2352.  If the owner of this lathe would contact me I will attempt to negotiate reunification.

WANTED: A Flywheel, Crankshaft & Hook for a late model Holtzapffel O.T. Lathe

WANTED: A Slide-rest for a late model Plant Straight-Line Engine

WANTED: Any Holtzapffel ornamental turning equipment bearing the number 2432.  This was one of the most comprehensive outfits ever made and several items have gone missing over the years.  These include a Rose Chuck and a Spiral Spherical Slide-rest.  This notice is on behalf of the current owner who would be glad of an opportunity to locate and buy any of these items if they still survive.  Replies in the first instance to ornamental.turning [at] talktalk.net (substituting @ for [at]).

FOR SALE: Evans style Spiral Apparatus made by David Lindow of USA.  Comprising:- Front mounting Dividing Chuck of 96 divisions in increments of 6 (which will be custom made to fit your mandrel nose and your chucks); radial arm, set of 15 change gears of 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 48, 50, 53, 60, 72, 96, 120, & 144; double and single arbors with steel washers and central filling pieces (extra arbors available on request).

Price: $4400 US dollars or £2950 GB pounds  

 -LIMITED TO FIVE SETS ONLY-

Rear-mounting Dividing Chucks (custom made to fit your mandrel tail) with worm & wheel adjustment also long arm and Drive Shaft with Universal Joint will be available soon. Prices to be announced. 

FOR SALE: Books - THIS SECTION UNDER RECONSTRUCTION all in exceptional condition - Holtzapffel originals, full set plus the rare enlarged volume III;  'The Art of Double Counting on the Lathe' by Ash 1857;  'Eccentric Spiral Turning' by Robinson 1906;  'Handbook of Turning' by Gascoigne 1852 condition:-  'The Lathe and its Uses' by Lukin 6th Ed. 1883; plus others.  

WANTED:  Holtzapffel 2- stage Geometric Chuck

WANTED: Ornamental Chucks, Slide-rests, Cutting Frames, etc., for Holtzapffel lathe

WANTED:  Birch Ornamental Turning Lathe

WANTED:  all kinds of ornamental turning equipment

Enquiries in the first instance to John Edwards

Tel: 01732-355-479 or email to ornamental.turning[at]talktalk.net - please use the @ character in place of [at]

Last modified: October 22, 2009