Delta Homecraft Wood Lathe 8 feet - $250 (raleigh)

[PChristy]

Not Mine
I have for sale an 8 foot wooden lathe by Delta Homecraft. Built in the 1950s. Runs well. 3 speed, 1/2 HP motor by Rockewell. Perfect for turning bedposts. 816-7031.

• Location: raleigh
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[CrealBilly]

Not Mine
I have for sale an 8 foot wooden lathe by Delta Homecraft. Built in the 1950s. Runs well. 3 speed, 1/2 HP motor by Rockewell. Perfect for turning bedposts. 816-7031.

• Location: raleigh
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

If I were gonna get a lathe, that's the length I would want or maybe a couple of feet longer. But I'm not gonna get a lathe, so there :gar-La;

 

[CarvedTones]

Am I seeing something wrong or is the seller having a little trouble counting to 4?

 

[PChristy]

Am I seeing something wrong or is the seller having a little trouble counting to 4?

I think that I see what you see on the headstock but I think the motor only has a three step pulley on it therefore making it a three speed

 

[CarvedTones]

I don't know; I think the bottom one has 3 open grooves also, but I am not sure. Either way, a shop apron is probably a bad idea around that one...

 

[Mt. Gomer]

I don't know; I think the bottom one has 3 open grooves also, but I am not sure. Either way, a shop apron is probably a bad idea around that one...

Wouldn't that make it 16 speeds?

 

[CarvedTones]

Wouldn't that make it 16 speeds?

No, you move the belt side to side on both step sheaves always keeping it vertical. Doing otherwise would give you a mix of intermediate speeds, but would also wear on the belt badly and require more adjustment because the belt is the right length for all the mated sheaves.

 

[Mt. Gomer]

No, you move the belt side to side on both step sheaves always keeping it vertical. Doing otherwise would give you a mix of intermediate speeds, but would also wear on the belt badly and require more adjustment because the belt is the right length for all the mated sheaves.

Makes sense... was using bicycle math....