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Some will have seen this already as I've flaunted it about already. I've always liked ornamental lathes and the recent auction containing a few machines came up. By all accounts there are only 12 Goyen lathes in existence. I didnt expect to win this and for a measly £1k is amazing. I really expected the american contingent to buy it. I did a 12hr round trip to collect it.

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Goyen was clearly a brilliant engineer with an eye for detail, it's a beautiful piece of engineering.
 
That looks lovely. I've never heard of an "ornamental lathe" before but I can see what you mean. I once kept a pristine motorbike in my living room on display, so I do get it!
 
I saw the low prices reached in that auction.

It's reassuring to see that a beauty like this has gone to a really good home!
 
My pal Andy Pickard belongs to the SOT (Society of Ornamental Turners) and he has on permanent loan from them an Overton made in circa 1860. Upon his demise, the lathe will then pass to another member of the society, so nobody call sell them on for a profit (or otherwise). It's a nice bit of kit (brass and cast iron) but it's now 150+ years old and a bit 'worn out'; he still manages though, to run out some fairly respectable stuff like a pretty gobsmacking chess set in boxwood - Rob
 
And another question... Will you be building a treadle to replace the missing one? I can't help thinking that for ornamental turning, foot power will give you more subtle control.
If you do motorise it, are you familiar with the foot pedal clutch system that Bill Jones used? I think it might be worth considering.
 
AJB Temple said:
That looks lovely. I've never heard of an "ornamental lathe" before but I can see what you mean. I once kept a pristine motorbike in my living room on display, so I do get it!
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The ornamental is not because they look pretty even though they do but for the work they do which for a lathe is hard to comprehend. Stuff like guiloche work using oval and epicyccloidal chucks which I find hard to comprehend. They are related to rose lathes which are beautiful things.
AndyP said:
Is this a doer upper or one to keep? What would you do with it?
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It has obviously been cobbled together somewhat but it could be used as a normal metal lathe the way it is.
AndyT said:
I saw the low prices reached in that auction.

It's reassuring to see that a beauty like this has gone to a really good home!
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I was saving my pennies for the lathes near the end, if I'd known that they would be cheapish I would have bought alot more early on.
I also bought a couple of holtzapffels and one of them has the bill jones mod I think.
duke said:
Your wood block floor looks great.
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I really like the floor, not bad for 102 years old. It took alot of work to lay it.
 
The slippery slope continues. I got a message off a guy giving me the heads up about an ebay listing with some really nice bits in. I won the auction without really checking the location. Penzance which is a really long drive from durham. 16hr round trip. It would of been ok if it were summer then I could of took me mrs for a weekend away. Luckily the guy was persuaded to pallitise for a courier.
Its rough but its been ages since I did a machine so I am looking forward to it.

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It must make a nice change having so much rust-free old metal! It will be nice to see a whole lathe emerge from its coffin and join that dividing head!
 
Wow. I've just looked at the original listing and the amount of bits you've got there. I really hope that you're going to do one of your complete wip threads on this, over as many months as it will take.
 
AndyT said:
Wow. I've just looked at the original listing and the amount of bits you've got there. I really hope that you're going to do one of your complete wip threads on this, over as many months as it will take.
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Hear hear! Andy inspired me to go hunting for the listing as well - that's going to be wonderful and I'll look forward to a WIP!
 
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