I was obsessed with those beautiful optional tailstocks built by Leinen that appear in the lathe parts catalog. An intense surveillance in ebay has given some partial results.
I bought in german ebay a four jaws independent chuck with DIN 55022 number 4 fitting. This was not the kind of independent chuck I prefer for the Leinen lathe. I would prefered those kind of “old” chucks which are lighter than the modern ones. Having found no provider for these lighter chucks, finally I went for this one.
The chuck can be seen in this picture:
The chuck was in pretty good condition.
An old Waldmann WD 306 luminaire is added to the Boley Leinen lathe. The luminaire is nowadays old but it is still a very good design. Can be found at a reasonable price and, after servicing it, make a very good value for money.
Some days ago Sam Kowalski, a happy owner of a Boley-Leinen lathe asked me for the dimensions of the collet’s drawbar. He is posting some nice pictures of his lathe restoration in the Old Wood Working Machines forum. Sam, here you have a handmade sketch of the drawbar ;-). Don’t hesitate to ask for more details if needed.
Beware that last informations about Boley Leinen collets for LZ4xx lathes tell that the threading is not M23x1 but a specific thread, say Z23x1, the profile of which is 55º instead of 60º of metric standard.
This is the classical «before and after» picturesof the Boley Leinen LZ4SB once overhauling works ended. Happy with it!
The Leinen LZ4SB lathe cabinet has a drawer that is usually used to store the collets set. This requires to make a wood support to organize the set. I want also to store some usual tools: some live and dead centers and the wrenches needed to operate the lathe.
