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6mm Lathe brand?


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Today when I was about to use my favorite 6mm lathe to fix a balance my fingers obviously turned into gelly and I dropped the lathe to the floor.
Unfortunately the tailstock cracked, seems to be made of some casting material so welding it  together will not be a permanent fix.
So when I thought I would go out to the bay for a replacement tailstock I realized there were no brand mark on it, but I always bought Lorch tools for it and they fit.
Can anyone identify it and would a tailstock from a Lorch fit on it?

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No no luck, been there before when I looked for to buy a 8mm one, a great site packed with information. Thanks anyway Watcher.

I took a look at the Lorch tailstock at the ebay it is 16.7 mm and has a different height to the center so that is a no go.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/REITSTOCK-fur-Uhrmacher-Drehbank/372656216931?hash=item56c40a9b63:g:9fQAAOSw5D1cuzlK

Well since i only use it to renovate bad balances on pocket watches and stuff like that I can wait until the right tailstock pops infront my eyes ;)

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I also have a 6mm lathe although mine is a Lorch. I bought it second hand and seem to have been lucky as it works surprisingly well for what I use it for.

However, the previous owner managed to make a repair to a very similar problem by putting a right angled piece of metal in and tapped holes in the casting to hold it together. It works well although it is very tight fitting now so it is a bit of a pain to take on and off. Fortunately I don't use the cross slide very much and prefer the hand held graver.

I haven't cleaned everything yet but here is a picture of the repair: 20200527_120959.thumb.jpg.98bec39936188962c6db16015c069599.jpg

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Failing that, cast materials will braze as long as you are careful with the temperature which is another possible way of repairing it. I haven't done much brazing, welding or silver soldering before so I don't know about the practicality of that idea.

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