![]() It's currently setup for II: imperial, and metric just involves flipping the 36 and 127 tooth gears. The Roman numerals refer to the change gear setup behind the outboard panel, as the lathe can be setup for screwcutting: Hopefully this can help someone who's equally clueless in the future. Thanks in advance for ANY info on how to use this lathe! Also, there are Roman numerals in some of the row headers, but I see no Roman numerals anywhere else on the machine. What does that mean? B and D are on different dials. The threading/feeds chart also has some weird headings, like "BD". I think that A-B and the 4 position dial control the spindle speed, BUT/ the forward / reverse lever on the apron also has 5 positions: fast for / slow for / off / slow rev / fast rev. There's a 4 position dial below that, on the plinth casting There are 3 dials below the headstock, marked as follows: There are 2 dials on the headstock itself, marked A-B and C-D It's a bit more complicated than my Lodge and Shipley. In the meantime, though, I'm hoping someone here has used one of these lathes and can advise on the dials and controls on the headstock. I got hold of a user manual in French, and am planning to translate it to figure out lubrication etc. It's the older of the two styles I've seen, but haven't found a serial number yet to date it. I just picked up a good condition Celtic 14 lathe, made in Belgium by Mondiale. ![]()
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