Are you running a shelter to home good ole neglected and unappreciated great piece of machinery? now I call that a noble and giving heart. Thumbs way up Sir!!

I worked on a Rivett for two years rebuilding Transmission parts. I made fixtures and jigs. I even offset a lathe fixture to hold pumps so I could face the rotor area. Then skim cut the face. Then touch off a tool post grinder that was mounted directly to the cross slide. The finish on the face of the pumps looked Blanchard ground. Yay great tool room lathe. This one had droop in it also.

It appears Keith may have a magnetic personality which attracts older machines in need of adoption. This Rivett is a class act!!!!!

Hi, my name’s Keith and I have a Lathe problem.... ‘Hi Keith!’.

@bradlilly8603

5 жыл бұрын

LOA lathe owners anonymous.

@Phantomthecat

5 жыл бұрын

Brad Lilly it’s a bad disease - incurable I think. I just bought another one myself today - 20” swing over bed and 60” between centres. Only wanted one slightly larger than my home workshop lathe but this one followed me home. No idea where I’m going to put it yet either as I’ve got a mill coming too! 😇

@neillsmart213

5 жыл бұрын

Iron deficiency :)

@hilltopmachineworks2131

5 жыл бұрын

Craigslist is evil and forces you to buy more.......:)

@andypughtube

5 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem, to the extent that my Rivett 608 has to live on my living room, the workshop is full....

These tools are works of art. The precision.. the ability to fabricate.. old school tricks...

And congratulations on your new purchase

Hi Keith , My name is Bob an I am the proud owner of a 1020S also serial 123 date 1949 it is a great machine, I was told mine came from the Navy also it has a lot of accessories and special cabinet for storage.

@aserta

5 жыл бұрын

If it has its own cabinet, then it's likely it did. Since they had to pack those tight.

@carlislesmachineshop431

5 жыл бұрын

@@aserta about 2 ft square 4 ft tall rotary collet index in top fully loaded with rivett tooling.

@southjerseysound7340

5 жыл бұрын

Just about every ship in the Navy had a machine shop,so thanks to them there are tons of ex Navy machines out there. Most of my HS metal shop was purchased from Philly Navy yard and I was lucky enough to go to one of the sales.

@Larry1942Will

5 жыл бұрын

I was based on an aircraft carrier. Our machine shop had huge equipment. I'm sure they built the carrier around it. Kieth, I don't think leveling is going to make any difference to a machine with that much iron. My PM1440HD has dials on the carriage and tail stock, metric/Imperial but not as easy to read as your machine.

A little scraping and a little paint ... Good as new

I think this is going to be your favorite lathe.

Keith I am always amazed at your incredible in depth knowledge of all of these different machines. I get it that someone can become very familiar with one or two machines because of years of using it ect. But it seems that no matter what it is, you just seem to always have a complete command of all aspects of the machine. I find all of your content fascinating and so well presented.

Wow very nice ild love that thing it looks supper ridgid and strong

Incredible! The 1020 is one of my absolute favorites. I had the opportunity to play around with one once and the mass combined with the effortless, silky operation of the carriage and slides is like nothing else I've felt. Congratulations Keith! Hey maybe you should come on the podcast some day and talk about it. 🙂

That thing is sweet!i love the speed adjustment and the fact that it has a collet chuck

Awesome, Keith! I've been pining for one of those for years.

Congrats on the Rivett. Great looking machine. Looking forward to seeing some parts come off the chuck.

This video was really well done as always. Thx

Very neat! Never heard of Rivett. Interesting features. Looking forward to watching you use it. And "Meow" to the shop cat. Thanks.

Such a cool old lathe. Love it and I love its speed control

Sounds like a winner, good luck with it!

That's a neat score Keith, the lathe and the tooling. Like the drive. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice! One of my wood lathes has that same type variable speed drive which makes it so much more enjoyable to use, I reelly do like it. I think you have a great new addition to the shop! Enjoy it!

You got a treasure keith !

Congrats!!!

I’ve been using my Rivett 1020S for ten plus years. I gather a large set of Rivett collets for this lathe and built a manual draw bar. I also installed a DRO. This machine keeps running perfectly. Unlike my Harding HLV this large lathe can remove stock quickly with ease then take a final finish pass and hit the mark. To operate this lathe you use the push buttons to start stop or reverse. The lower to buttons raise or lower spindle rpm. The open belt and back gear lever is what you to start or stop the spindle. You never turn the motor on to control the spindle. The motor runs with or without the spindle turning.

Very nice video Keith! I guess I need to try and stop by again and check out the new toys....someday I hope.

Congrats Keith!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Great find. Thanks for the video.

Wow, that is really nice, Keith! Cheers, Gary

Very nice Keith. That tachometer looks like what I see on a lot of army surplus stuff. Thanks for the schooling especially that drive system.

Now we're talkin Rucker! I could be biased, but I think you made a great choice! Welcome to the select owners of these fine lathes! PS - I have the physical drawings which are also online, but if you need any of the actual drawings I might be able to copy something for you. No measurements on the drawings, unfortunately.

Whoa very impressive lathe thanks for sharing.

Nice addition! You no longer need the basket case 10EE, you can sell that on Ebay. My 1020f is dated 1968, and is the newest one I have ever heard of. It is an additional inch of swing. I'd love some detail on those risers you have on there, never thought of doing that but seems like a good idea now. If you put the back gear / direct drive selector knob in the middle it releases and puts it in neutral. Call me when you have a chance and I'll tell you how to fix your tachometer.

@phildcrow

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, or he could just have me come pick it up.

That looks like a nicely made lathe.

I have three of the 608 and was keen on finding that 1020. Best of luck with yours

Great find...congrats

A “small” lathe with a big snowmobile clutch… I can dig it.

Wow this looks like a real stout lathe.

What an excellent machine!

Looks like you got yourself a winner!! Those look like a really nice machine.

Looks like a nice new "toy" Keith I look forward to seeing the work you will do on it :-) Regards Sarah

Beautiful machine, i don't know anything about them, but I love your videos and will enjoy seeing you use this in the future.

Awesome machine, Keith. My little Logan 1815 was built in 1953 as well. Nowhere near the same class as the Rivett, but machines of that era are a dream to run. I learned on a 10EE and spent many years in front of one, so if you ever want to ditch the basket case let me know. I'll come scoop her up and handle the overhaul. Might take me a while, but it'll get done properly.

Dear Mr Keith this is an outrageous example of tool envy promotion! Cat among pigeons, sir. This piece of kit is the equivalent of the quake that results in a tsunami, that’s a lot of responsibility to take on board. Best wishes to you but I think that you have started something quite unstoppable.

"Why does Keith need another lathe?" That would be a great quote for some merchandise :)

started watching your videos and they are very interesting

Hi Keith, I'm very fortunate to own a 1954 1020 S. I've operated several lathes and none of them comes close to the dead nuts accuracy of the Rivet. The machine was purchased new by DuPont for the Experimental Station. (the machine was never used!) I purchase the machine from a tool maker that worked at DuPont his entire career. Every so often DuPont management would offer. Old or obsolete tooling and equipment to employees as a silent auction. That is how the gentleman came to own the machine. To the best of my knowledge the machine has every option available for the model. Yes it is my Pride and Joy. If u still need info on the tachometer I'd be happy to look thru my manuals for info and if necessary could open mine up to see what's involved. From your video it loos like a typical speedometer cable set up. If I can help let me know. Dave

Great addition to the shop. I recently had the opportunity to bid on a Hardinge HLV but. Unfortunately the guy that bought it had deeper pockets than I did.

Nice find

Very nice lathe, Torque Inverter is another name for the drive. My tail stock spindle has metric and Imperial on it, and the hand wheel is also graduated like yours.

Nice score, Keith!! That pulley system is similar to the older MTD riding lawnmowers with High/Low and 6 change speeds. As long as the belts aren't worn out, it's actually effective and stupid simple to work on.

Very nice, a little green with envy, enjoy!

Variable speed drive is the same as is used in snowmobiles, Subaru CVTs and little Tooks. Cool.

Well Kieth, you have probably heard what the navy unofficial motto was; “If it moves, salute it, if it don’t, paint it!”

@mikerickert5242

5 жыл бұрын

I always heard the Army motto was "If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, pick it up. If you can't pick it up, paint it."

@michaelrice500

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikerickert5242 USMC: "If it's Gunny, do what he says. If it moves, apply Marine Corps values until it ceases to move. If it doesn't move, go about your business".

THANK YOU...for sharing. Nice.

Wonderfull lathe! What a score

That one chuck key is twisted into a pretzel! That looks like a really neat lathe. I’m looking forward to seeing it more.

I wish you would show the loading/moving/unloading of these machines. That is one of the more daunting tasks for those of us who want to bring a machine home.

In auto speedos and tachs there is a magnet or set that rotates and a steel cup that rotates the needle assy against a clock spring. The ones that I worked on would wear the bearing that supported the shaft with the magnets. There was some adjustment on the magnets (depth in cup? ) that made up for weakened magnets.

Very nice score, Keith. Hopefully the little issues don't require much to get right. -----Aaron

Gorgeous

Not disappointed but surprised. But a different style lathe is always good. I've never heard of the Rivett Lathe. I've worked on Reeves drives on wood lathes but I would like to see the belts and pulleys on this lathe.( I should have watched to the end before making comments :) I expect them to be more robust than a wood lathe.

@ellieprice363

2 жыл бұрын

Variable speed Bridgeport’s have a Reeves type drive in the head that powers the high and low speed spindle.

I would love to find such a good lathe for my shop. Unfortunately, these are very rare down under. The Reeves drive is very interesting and surprising that the belts are still good. The cat also appreciates you adding the scratching mat accessory.

basically a really overbuilt version of my Logan... I like it Keith!

Love the cameo of the shop cat.

Keith: I agree with what was said below that the tachometer is a standard mechanical aircraft type, but with a custom faceplate for the Rivett. A qualified aircraft instrument repair shop can overhaul it and even put on a new glass. If you were pressure washing it and water got in, you might have to consider that option. See you at the Bar-Z. Jon

Happy you got a great lathe. Sad we won’t see the 10EE redone. With all your other projects I can’t see how you’ll have time to work on it and with having virtually the same lathe but better it sounds like the 10EE would be better at a new home. Gonna be awesome to see all the lathes in that area working.

Hendy also comes to mind. Hardinge as well.

You might want to check the maximum speed on that Sjogren chuck, I expect it might be easy to exceed it with the drive in open belt.

you have a follower rest! All us Rivett 10-20 owners are looking for one.

hi Keith you forgot two others DS&G (DEAN SMITH & GRACE) The Rolls Royce of tool room lathes and the Smart & Brown. the 1024 is a joy to use and built like a tank the top slide is something in the order of 10" long never wear it out. I guess I am biased being from the old Country LOL stay safe love you work

Very nice machine Keith! The HLVH is a lighter duty machine than the Rivett but has the saddle graduated dial in 0.010" divisions and also the graduated quill and dial on the tailstock. For smaller work the HLVH is probably more nimble but for medium and larger work the Rivett looks great. ATB, Robin

That machine is making me use the word THICC for the first time ever.

One more year filled with lathe restauration-videos saved. :-)

Would love to see a tour of the inside of that machine. If you do some disassembly for painting, maybe you could show us the drive mechanism and the head’s gear train. Thanks!

Hi Keith, Nice new project - looking forward to the process and success. As for the speed indicator - check out the folks at your local bicycle repair shop, they may have the some parts for the older speedometers. Just a thought.

COOL TOOL SIR!!!!!

Nice features on that machine. It looks heavier than heck!

Very cool addition to the shop. That tachometer looks like it's something for an aircraft. Maybe Rivett did some war work and that's a surplus model.

Bigger shop, Keith, definitely a bigger shop ....

This is the first video of yours that I've watched. Looking forward to your new videos and I will watch all of your past ones too. I love vintage machines and I'm really starting to want a metal lathe. If you have a suggestion for a beginner in his garage, it would be greatly appreciated.

There goes Shop Cat trying to steal the show. Neat machine. I thought something was wrong as soon as you fired it up . . . it runs already without having to be rebuilt ! You have enough projects - it's nice to just get something that works. Regards -

the drive is used today in cvt trans with steel drive belt

The speed change is very similar to my South Bend FOURTEEN. Also uses that motor for the speed change. Though mine has a lever operated transmission.

A 5 HP motor, collet chuck that would hold a (small) telegraph pole and includes a collet to hold 1/16" stock. That's a lathe that is proud of its accuracy, precision and sensitivity!

Abom has a tap wrench addiction and now we know Keith has a lathe addiction. Next thing you know, Fenner will start collecting girly posters.....oh wait

@cojones8518

5 жыл бұрын

Abom has a Starrett addiction too. Poor Oxtool is hitting the hard stuff with a hammer addiction. So sad

@aserta

5 жыл бұрын

They are like dragons, each their own madness. :))

@cyrilhudak4568

5 жыл бұрын

. . . and what's up with the Greenfield Tap and Die sets?

@elischultes6587

3 жыл бұрын

ToT is a cnc addict

Nice lathe!

I would highly recommend checking out the Reeves drive. They can have issues if the pulleys don't have proper lubrication and it can cause rapidly accelerated wear, especially when when motor pushed.

You forgot to mention the Hendey 9x24 Tool and Gauge makers lathe! Great looking lathe you got there. It has a similar style to the Monarch and Hendey. I have a Hendey T&G that came from the navy as well. It still has its serialized government plaque.

great, enjoyed

Uh, That lever with the round knob on the lower left that switches from direct drive to back gear is the clutch lever. You can start and stop the spindle without stopping the motor.

older snowmobiles use a very short 1/8 speedo cable to go from the angled speedo head to driven shaft for track. They are about two inches long and are available quite easily. The spring twist of cable is there so that when you start or stop the machine it doesnt shear off the key. Straight metal does not work, ive tried.

Congrats on what looks to be a great lathe. I have an Aloris BXA wedge on my 1942 Monarch CK 12 lathe and am able to get Dorian brand BXA holders that take 1" shank tools. I get them off ebay for under $70 shipped. I think it's an ebay store from Grainger. Jeff in PA on OWWM

Howdy, great lathe

Now you need a Lodge & Shipley lathe.

NICE! That should make your life easier.

If memory serves me,70's/80"s/ arctic cat brand snowmobiles used a short piece of square ended speedometer cable between the track drive shaft and the angle gears box mechanism to drive it the box..It was a flexible part.Perhaps something similar could be found to drive the Tach.

@12370ts

5 жыл бұрын

YES www.denniskirk.com/sports-parts-inc/speedometer-drive-link-12-163.p4001918.prd/4001918.sku?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn-Px_s314QIVGrbACh1s3AiFEAQYBSABEgIL1fD_BwE

Looks like you found a rare gem Mr Rucker. And I call dibs if you ever wana sell it after restoration XD

Thanks for sharing this Video Keith! That will be a Great addition to your Shop,But I hope you will still Restore the Monarch10EE.As someone that ran one for several years I've already noticed Similiar characteristics in the Rivett. The general look of the Gear head,the look of the crossfeed ,the Gear Knob,etc! The history of this Tool Manufacter might be a good video.I was thinking that possibly there might have some link or split with Monarch or their engineers?God Bless!

Make sure that Lathe isn't radioactive... the Navy has the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho... :)

@Hotrodelectric

5 жыл бұрын

Aha- that's how the Idaho potato farmers were able to come up with that colossal potato they've been touring the country with. :)

@johncollins719

5 жыл бұрын

That thought crossed my mind as well...

if you need a speedometer cable let me know I have an extra on in good shape from a Chevy van. I will send it to you.. nice find there! thanks for sharing.