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Advise for Barnes No 3 Lathe Rework

farfromislay

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Jun 27, 2016
I have a Barnes No 3 Lineshaft Lathe with the short legs. Decal on this one is in really good shape.

I have difficulty storing this in my shop and have considered buying up the legs of a parts no 4 and using them on this lathe as a bit of a slow-burn resto and meantime shop decoration.

Do the legs from a No 4 fit a No 3?
 
Maybe!! The #4 leg at the top is 3 1/2 inches wide and the #3 is 4 inches wide. The #3 uses 2 wood screws from the leg top on each end of the top (total of 4) into the wood bed of the lathe. The #4 uses one larger bolt on each end (total of 2) bolted into the cast iron bed of the lathe. You may have to use some type of wood transition plate.

A 4 1/2 set of legs would be wider I think!

Hope this helps.. Thanks Ed
 








 
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