PITTLER LATHES

                                                      Pittler C3 lathe dating from 1895 A 24" Pittler C3 lathe with universal joint for  power cross feed and power circular/ball turning/ Visit my Pittler website A Pittler C3 drum type cutting frame/ A rare Pittler C3 radial compound slide/ Showing the power ball turning accessory on the Pittler C3 lathe/ A Pittler C3 fixed steady for holding round bars/ Showing  the universal joint set to power the cross feed on the Pittler C3 lathe/ Showing the reversing gearbox of the Pittler C3 lathe/ Showing the two mandrels on the Pittler C3 lathe/ The Pittler C3 ball turning mechanism/ The headstock of the Pittler C3 lathe with back-gear/ An original Victorian Pittler countershaft drives the lathe/ Pittler C3 special hand-rest Pittler C3, set of gear 20 wheels Pittler C3 tailstock drive Pittler C3 4 jaw faceplate chuck A rare set of seven worms, 1,5,6,7,8,9,10 start Power cross-slide attachment Pittler C3 drawbar for 15mm collets Pittler C3

  Tailstock drive with indexing disk Headstock of Pittler B2 Showing the reversing gearbox The back-gear is inside the drum next to the pulley Compound slide fitted

Pittler lathes were made in Germany by Wilhelm von Pittler who invented and patented over 200 fascinating things. The list is long and includes sewing and embroidery machines, a steam engine for a bus and a patent for a machine for automatic folding and glueing of paper bags. He experiments with the latest thing: 'automobiles' and invents a gunpowder engine, he fits it to a bus and drives round Leipzig where the police rapidly prohibit further use due to the excessive noise ! Frustrated with the simplicity of available machinery for his experiments at his home workshop he sets about designing the ultimate machine: - *********** THE UNIVERSAL MILLING & TURNING TOOL *********** https://sites.google.com/view/pittler-lathes/   My Pittler C3 with it's accessories My Pittler B2 lathe A Victorian era Pittler tool cupboard My Pittler C3 lathe A rare original Pittler tool cupboard