I am the happy new owner of a cute little Scinta lathe and thought I would start a thread on these apparently somewhat unusual machines.
No photos yet, as I only just picked it up Saturday in New Jersey on my way back to Texas, and it's still packed in the truck. Once I get a chance to clean it up, I'll post some pics.
It's dirty and showing signs of use, but it came with a number of interesting pieces, including a tiny Scintilla 3-jaw, a nice set of collets with drawbar, a tailstock, a steady rest, and whatever you call that little bar that one uses for wood turning. It also has a pair of the neat-o epicyclic pulleys that Tony describes.
It's set up with a carriage and cross slide for metal turning, and it looks as though it can thread, having a lead screw and change gears. More on the gears when I've had a chance to see what's fitted. It all sits on a sturdy baseplate and has a small US motor that at least looks period-appropriate even if it isn't Swiss.
There's good information on these on Tony's site but not a whole lot, relatively speaking, around the rest of the web. Any fans on the forum here?
No photos yet, as I only just picked it up Saturday in New Jersey on my way back to Texas, and it's still packed in the truck. Once I get a chance to clean it up, I'll post some pics.
It's dirty and showing signs of use, but it came with a number of interesting pieces, including a tiny Scintilla 3-jaw, a nice set of collets with drawbar, a tailstock, a steady rest, and whatever you call that little bar that one uses for wood turning. It also has a pair of the neat-o epicyclic pulleys that Tony describes.
It's set up with a carriage and cross slide for metal turning, and it looks as though it can thread, having a lead screw and change gears. More on the gears when I've had a chance to see what's fitted. It all sits on a sturdy baseplate and has a small US motor that at least looks period-appropriate even if it isn't Swiss.
There's good information on these on Tony's site but not a whole lot, relatively speaking, around the rest of the web. Any fans on the forum here?