andypugh 15 Posted September 14, 2018 1 minute ago, andypugh said: https://goo.gl/images/eanLNe Also shows that the motor drives a ring gear on the flywheel of the lathe. So I am rather sure that it is a Drummond lathe. http://www.lathes.co.uk/drummond-geared-flywheel/ Shows what looks like _exactly_ the same lathe, with the leadscrew handwheel and clasp nut on the side of the apron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andypugh 15 Posted September 14, 2018 Note, also, that the Drummond double-height-bed 5" lathe in this photo is being used with a powered overhead to grind a crank journal. https://s3.amazonaws.com/gwfattachments/monthly_05_2015/post-63666-0-71611300-1430571758_thumb.jpg And the far end of the crank is being supported by a Con-rod held in the drilling vice on the drill press 🙂 That's a Gosling level of machine capacity stretching. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simon king 11 Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) The narrow gauge War Department Light Railway workshop trains are well illustrated in WDLR Album by Roy Link. They seem to be built onto the standard D Class bogie wagon chassis and are therefore longer than the IWM example. Could be the source of the idea that it was once a railway wagon, although it would have had to be cut down. Edited September 14, 2018 by simon king Duplication of idea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Citroman 10 Posted September 14, 2018 And more interesting pics on this forum https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/173218-ww1-military-motors-1916-set-x-50-cards/?page=142 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
