Britannia Lathe

[acidbreakk]

best HPC machine i've ever seen..(Human Power Control) :)

[JalmarEst]

old-school :D

[RVM451]

RVM45

Does anyone have a Patent Number of this, or any of the Olde Tyme Treadle Driven Lathes?

Or more detailed schematics?

There is a Plethora of Material on Wood-Working Treadle Lathes, but very little on the Metal-Working ones.

Thank You.

[Amyisdoctorwhomad]

omnomnom

[juliannevillecorrea]

wat an awesome machine ! cant stop admiring it... i would love to have one..

[maklarus]

this will take time :D

[BrimstoneMerc]

One can make a bow lathe with a few boards and a few nails and some string on a bow. This simple tool can be used to do anything from make a toy to turn a gun barrel.

One can make a lathe from hardware store lumber,pipe,pillow block bearings,bolts and all thread. How you power it,by hand,foot or a motor,pulleys and a drive belt is up to you. This tool can (can being key) be used with enough precision to impress guys who use LeBlonde, Southbend or any other high end machine.

[interplexer]

great idea to keep in mind if there is ever an EMP blast large enough to really mess us up.

[zonkozonko]

What machines if any where used to make the first machines????? Where in the chain does this machine fit????

[pbgd3]

@zonkozonko

If you mean was this machine made by hand as the first lathe then no.

I can personally attest that people can make sevicable machine tools using wood and hand tools in order to aid in the fabrication of simple parts.

And I know gunsmiths who can fit an entire gun together using files and lots of trial fitment. A good many of the bits on this lathe look to be cast then fitted together.

[kipperdude1]

only dangerous if you were stupid aboput operating it ,. ever hear of such a thing a personal responciblety and the idea of watch out where you stick your fingers:: safty guards only help you to stay safe they only protect the stupid

[amonnaheadbutcha]

Ah, the perfection of the CNC Technology.

[thavit1]

engranajes, por todos lados

[honeybunchickens]

nice, you could take that to the dessert and be under ground hidden and build secrete shit LOL MAN POWER OH YA!! I would just love to have it as a back up lathe for small parts to be made and to show it as a show piece lathe

[Mr88steveo]

this has to be the most dangerous lathe i have ever seen i want one



[Mr88steveo]

this has to be the most dangerous lathe i have ever seen i want one

[SquabTheBlob]

They realy havent changed that much.I think the real brains invented these machined and we just refined them.

[fall22123]

Cool vid. I've seen sewing machines and dentist drills that were foot-powered but never a lathe. Looks dangerous. Probably cuz it was from an era when you still had to be careful 

[ironduke27]

we've come a long way.

[anfernyjp]

come on then, speed it up!!!

[elektrobey]

güçlendirici dişlilerle yapılmış.ayak hareketi yerine düşük watt ta bir motor kullanarak daha güzel bir sonuç alınabilir

[smokeynewton]

Lucky dog.

[BlakeMason2]

The machinists back then must have had very muscular legs.... Cool machine.

[BinaryComa]

Very Nice, thank you for posting this video

[steamwally]

Very, very nice! I have a similar lathe with a 3" chuck thought to be either Winfield or Randa, it only cost me £20!

I'm going to set it up with a motor soon but I need some tooling and don't have any gers for screw cutting, do you know where I could get these things for a reasonable price?

Regards,

Phill.

[DemoN102pl]

CNC machine

[Thetruthishere11]

fuel efficient = potato chips (bbq only)

[aflatminor]

This is a fantastic machine and has probably lasted ten times longer than the modern Chinese efforts will (though i think you will end up with a leg that looks like it should belong to big Arnie!!)

I think i would have to convert to electrickery!!

Look after it, it's a work of art!!

John :-)

[MannyTheHandyman]

thats crazy.

[MikalinaJ]

What a beauty :) Thanks man....

[formax03]

old school !!!

nice

[Kilen81]

And i was thinking my 110 year old Lathe was a bit outdated... Nice

[EricRmd]

whats the max rpm on that thing?

[Dominykas14]

the good thing about one of theres is that they wont rip you apart

[kopjesenseo]

how stupid.... you can fit an electro motor wy you don't??

[unverbraucht11]

i was always wondering how stuff what machined about 100 years before now... why didn't i think of this? XP

[scrapkilla321]

that's the way to go.

[thinwelshman]

great to see one working.............I have one in my shed in bits................i'll get round to it one day.................shame previous owner wrecked the treadle to put a motor on

[urbinski911]

ey junge was machst du denn da wir leben im 21.Jahrhundert wo es otoren gibt er holt sich bei so einer scheiße einen muskelkater

[evildrome]

Looks like my Drummond only slightly earlier. I'd be interested to know if the two companies are related.

[topomatt17967]

Lets hope they used this lathe to invent the electric motor.

[derneuschooer]

absolut geiles teil

[JOSEF7011]

Tomu řikám plynulá regulace :-)

Moc pěkný muzeum.

[MrJoseph1157]

Wonderful old machine and a great vid.Hard to improve upon something that great.Thanks joe

[tonydarapboy]

nice .i like it.nice concept. this type of pedal mechanisms are used in sewing machines here in india..and i guess many countries too..but i like it..i think noise and uneveness are only two factors that can create problem.

[DETHMETALTRASH]

EXCELENTE MUY BIEN el torno es una preciosidad de máquina antigua, son los antecesores de lo que conocemos hoy, me gustan las máquinas viejas, antiguas para darles respeto, no vi antes una con mecanismo de pedal, tengo un torno atlas de 1950 y una fresadora de 1950 para trabajos pequeños son los que me gustan más, Saludos desde VENEZUELA.

[budalizacije]

kako kuuuuuul

[Dominykas14]

safest lathe ever

[Aspirin100THC]

future model

[chrisose]

Do they make a DRO for this model?

LOL

[TheLatchford]

what are you turning,is an anoid

[david196564]

very nice lathe. you should use "voler" gear guide compound spray to eliminate the noises.

[AZTE2008]

exelente tu torno. saludos de mexico

[bestamerica]

look alike sewing

[Zulu747]

Does it hold tolerances good?

Nice

[JonatasPBarros]

que engenhoca hem beleza mesmo ,de que pais [e isso?

[westchagnon]

Would you ever concider selling it?

I am interested

West

[alehax27]

can u do threads on that?

[Taipan526]

Beautiful little lathe... wouldn't mind one like that of my own for when the power goes out at my place.

Al

[thegenrl]

what's the power of the motor?

[chrigel1234]

1 MP

(man power)

or what motor do you mean???

[TalksWithDirt]

@chrigel1234 .... I think only 1/2 MP, you can only use one leg at a time.

[mikefil992]

wow r u serious lol vvvvv

[ellhow]

makes me proud to be british!

[Choscura]

you brits do come up with good stuff like this once in a while.

[ALENAPOLI87]

BELLISSIMOOOO

[jasonrj8992]

hey turn up the spindle speed we don't have all day

[Axbent]

Bet the worker didnt go home to workout on his treadmill after a day of that! ;)

[D342DIESEL]

Thats cool i have a 9" Logan, I think its from the mid 1950's, it still works great.

[JaSamLezbejka]

whatatechnology

[ELOKOTOLEDO]

Where did you buy that machine? you need a CNC lathe... Depend what kind of jobs you do... bye.

[Gatsby1923]

Hmmm I think you need to put a CNC Conversion on it.

[genarelal]

super

[mjerew]

it even has variable speed make me appreciate my gramps old atlas a little more

[Spinnygrass]

Lol, I use a Atlas (I have a 1936 Craftsman, and a 1959 Atlas). I love them both, they have yet to let me done, and even after 64 years, the craftsman still cut damn good.

velveteeny- Love the lathe. I would love to have one myself.

[Shombroni]

looks like that thing can beat my sherline hands down

[klavierroland]

wow, that is an old artifact !!!

very nice !!!!

[alfredoeduardo1974]

Thanks for sharing it. That is a jewel.

[latro123]

Awesome!!

[a7e0]

very nice :)

[Hello458]

That is an awesome machine! Very interesting! Thanks for posting!

[isaacHunt2]

That sure is one really crap lathe.