Interesting mill and lathe, 5000 Summerland bc

[JReimer]

https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/564823035169948/

 

[DPittman]

Hmnn is that the lead screw dangling there? Sure looks puny if it is.

 

[Susquatch]

Hmnn is that the lead screw dangling there? Sure looks puny if it is.

Looks more likely to be the Fwd/Rev Lever switch shaft. It's clearly broken.

 

[Rauce]

It looks like a rod for automatic stops on power feed to me. One end is attached to a lever at the headstock side and those little micrometer dials have springs on them. Looks like it’s just the other end that’s not attached.

 

[Former Member]

First turn off is the key in the chuck, anyone that cares about their machines would never leave a key in the chuck.

 

[Dan Dubeau]

We've all had it drilled in our heads enough we should know better, but I think people do it for pictures. It's a common enough sight in sale ads that that's the conclusion I've drawn from it.