The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

BongoJim · Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

Hi I have recently got hold of a Fairchild 740 lathe, I was wondering if anyone had one of these and if they could give me any background info on it.

It came with a British made MOY Type B1/A B.B.C mono feedback cutterhead that takes a Fairchild/Presto Longshank styli. Any info on this would be great.

There are a few things wrong with it at the moment that I think are pretty simple to solve, namely, the belt is loose and the electrics that power the motor seem to turn themselves off after a few minutes... apart from that the cutting mechanism seems to work well.

It came with no cutter or feedback amps so any advice on what to replace it with would be great!

Thanks!