Sheldon Metal Lathe
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Sheldon 11” Tool Room Precision Lathe
TS-44 E model
- T - Indicated a taper attachment or tapered roller spindle bearings
- S - Later 11” swing (clearance measures at an actual 11-1/4” over the bed and carriage wings), “short” #5MT spindle taper; 2-1/4” x 8 TPI spindle thread
- 44 - Bed length in inches
- E - 4 speed under drive with 4 step pulleys (or possibly 8 speeds if the primary pulley has two steps instead of 1.
Sheldon “E” Type Underneath Motor Drive
- Double countershaft permits operation through standard 1-piece lathe bed
- Double V-belts to spindle prevent slippage and delivers full power
- 4 step cones give wide speed range
- Lever release for belt shifting
- Adjustable take-up for all belts
- Motor - 1 HP (need to confirm)
8 hand-switched speeds...
- Back gears engaged: 50, 87, 142, 244
- Open belt: 280, 482, 788, 1355
Capacity and Clearances
- Swing over bed - 11 1/4
- Swing over cross slide - 8”
- Distance between centers - 35”
- Carriage length - 13”
- Carriage bridge wide - 4 1/2”
- Bed length - 44”
- Bed width - 8”
- Bed height - 6 9/16”
Headstock
- Hole through spindle - 1 3/8”
- Large face plate diameter - 11”
- Small dog plate diameter - 5 1/2”
Tooling
- 3 Jaw Chuck
- Quick Change Tool Post
- 7 Tool Holders
- Insert Tooling Set (with extra inserts)
- Assorted High Speed Steel Tooling
- Boring Bar
- Threading Dial
- Dead Center
- Live Center
- Drill Chuck