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    Newly acquired Rivett 608

    That’s awesome! Such a great little lathe. I found a broken tumbler gear and I ended up repairing a broken tooth on the back gear shaft. I have disassembled the spindle and have removed the broken tumbler gear. I ended up repairing the broken tooth on the back gear shaft. Now I need to finish...
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    Newly acquired Rivett 608

    Belt guards were installed on the machine to meet osha regs back in the 80s. The machine was locked out not long after that due to other issues that osha didn’t like. Not sure if I will install the belt guards. I still have to reassemble the machine now that I have moved it. I wanted to clean...
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    Newly acquired Rivett 608

    that was an older photo of The machine prior to the building being decommissioned. It’s now in my garage.
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    Newly acquired Rivett 608

    Just acquired this Rivett 608 and brought it home. this Machine was built in 1921. It came with 3 and 4 jaw chucks, collet closer, steady and follower rests, gears for both metric and inch threading. Also came with all of the paperwork since it was purchased including quotes, catalogs and all...
  5. J

    Newly acquired Rivett 608

    Just acquired this Rivett 608 and brought it home. this Machine was built in 1921. It came with 3 and 4 jaw chucks, collet closer, steady and follower rests, gears for both metric and inch threading. Also came with all of the paperwork since it was purchased including quotes, catalogs and all...
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