YA lathe

[EricU]

I bought a batch of woodworking tools a while back, included in them was a York American lathe. It had been converted to single phase. It has the more square base than the one in this thread: http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads...=&fpart=all


manual

The manual doesn't list the threads for the headstock, what are the likely candidates?

[pinky]

Why don't you measure it?

[Brian Myers]

It's 1-1/8 x 8 tpi and the spindle is recessed in the headstock a bit. I just bought new bearings and belts for mine and they are not cheap.

[EricU]

thanks, does the recess cause problems with faceplates/chucks?

Hopefully mine doesn't need any belts or bearings. I need to get power over to it, so I haven't been following the advise on the nameplate to run it through the speeds every day.

[Herebrooks]

That would be a YATES American lathe.

[Brian Myers]

I have Yates/Broadhead Garret face plates and at least one oliver face plate. I had to relieve the back corners of one face plate so the edges of the flats didn't rub in the recess. Original face plates have a short round section before the flats so there is no rubbing inside the recess. I didn't bother exploring chuck options and just went with Oneway's Stronghold chuck since they make an insert specifically for that lathe for it. I also have their Versa-Mount universal system for face plates since it uses the Stronghold's inserts.

FYI Bearings for this lathe just cost me $86.42 + shipping . I found the belts on Ebay (new gates made in the us) for $47.50 a pair shipped otherwise the belts are around $35 or so each. The original belt is supposedly no longer made and the replacement is 1626v304 variable speed belt. The bearings are 63307's and the front must have a snap ring on it. (63307's are 35mm bore x 80mm outer x 34.9mm wide) Some places want $100 for the front bearing.
The tool posts are 1-1/4" in diameter.

[Brian Myers]

Herebrooks said:

---

That would be a YATES American lathe.

---

Yates American J170 which eventually became a Broadhead Garret lathe when Yates dropped the home and school machines.

[Brian Myers]

Stronghold chuck insert for Yates ( extends back into the recess)


Original faceplate

Versa Mount system

This face plate is identical to original face plates except no round section that extends into the recess.

[EricU]

Thanks Brian, very helpful

I have the original faceplate.  Need to get a spur center and a chuck.

On a lathe like this, how would you eject a Morse Taper spur center?

[EricU]

youtube to the rescue, knock the thing out from the backside.  I thought I had lost the spur center, but it turns out that the faceplate and the spur center are both mounted right now. 

Still looking for a tool rest to get started with, I didn't realize that's an uncommon banjo size.  I guess I can just make a spacer without too much issue