Adira TP-12 cleanup, followup to the Gornati thread

Hi guys! I posted a few weeks ago about a Gornati lathe I was thinking about buying and fixing up. I got some great feedback (run) and passed on that one, but did bring home a different lathe from the same place, today. It's a Portuguese Adira lathe. 12" swing and 35" from the spindle nose to the end of the ways.

It was also in pretty rough shape, having sat for two years (this one at least was inside, the Gornati outside). I did find the whole stack of change gears, a steady, follow, 3 jaw, 4 jaw scrolling chuck, and what looks like a faceplace with four independent jaws. The nameplate says 1964.

I don't think this lathe is anything special, quality-wise, so if it doesn't belong in this forum, I won't be offended if the thread needs to be moved. I don't see a forum for non-toolroom quality European lathes. :)

I got all of the change gears except the 20 tooth (which is used by far more than any other) is broken and I think could be brazed, but has one bent tooth. I'll get a pic of that posted tomorrow. I'm assuming I need to find/make a new one.









We carefully scraped the rust off of the ways with flexible razor blades. The part under the carriage looks a lot shinier, but the part we scraped is starting to feel smooth to the finger. I'm not experienced in lathe rebuilding, this is going to be more of a cleanup than a restoration. I know I'm not likely to end up with a machine that can hold tenths, but I hope it'll work for what I need.

Every sliding surface on the lathe was frozen, but with some WD40 and patience we got them all unstuck, wiped down, and oiled. It's moving smoothly now.

I'll be back when I have something else to show!

-Jason

(For searching purposes, the twin to this lathe had a model number of 12-600)

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