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Adept Lathes - Page 2
Sheffield, England and T.N.C Australia

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Simple compound slide rest without micrometer dials - and the most basic of nuts embracing the Acme-form, left-hand 12 t.p.i. leadscrew

The tailstock was guided by ways down the middle of the bed and was fitted with a No. 0 Morse taper barrel. The handle on the leadscrew handwheel was properly waisted.

Rear View of the gap bed

A basic Adept with the original supplier's transfer



Original or modified ? Certainly the casting bolted to the front face of the headstock is a complex affair with its integral leadscrew bearing and tumble reverse mounting.


Just why the crude Adept 3-jaw chuck was so inadequate is obvious from the picture -
still, the jaws were hardened and, in skilled hands, remarkable results were possible.

Although it looks very Adept like, this "Wakefield" lathe was almost certainly built by Portass


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Adept Lathes - Page 2
Sheffield, England and T.N.C Australia
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