Bullard Turret Lathe Manual
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Hi Guys Just managed to squeeze a 24' Bullard VTL into the home shed. Someone has souvenired the badges at some point and having a hard time getting a firm ID for the machine. From what I can make out its a spiral drive machine. I'm looking for a manual and maybe a parts list to suit the machine I have and don't want to buy the wrong one. Is anyone able to point me in the right direction for a build date?
Does anyone happen to have a manual or parts list that they might be able to share for this machine? Cheers Edwin. Porsche Nut: The Serial Number is easily found by starting at the lower Hammer Handwheel Shaft and moving left. You will come to an adjusting nut and directly above it you will find the Serial Number stamped into the middle way of the Cross Rail. Please post that number to determine the model and year of construction. An easy way to determine if your machine is a Spiral Drive or a New Era is by the Speed Plate. The Spiral Drive will have a Speed Range from approximately 7rpm to 120rpm, the New Era has a different Speed Range, but I don't recall what they are.
One item that appears to be missing from your VTL is the Stop Rod for the Side Head. It protects the Side Head from damage should the Counterweight cable break.
Putting a Christmas Tree on the house in 1963, Dad fell from the ladder (happens when you land it on ice) and broke his arm in three places. Not a pleasant Christmas present for Dad. The mend did not go well and they had to put a stainless steel plate in Dad's big bone. He had that in there long enough to have it extend into the 'age of surveillance' (but before TSA) and was surprised the first time he set off a metal detector in an airport.
In the mid-1980s he was finally advised by his doctor to have the plate removed. There was some incidences of 'reaction' between body tissue and stainless steel and newer technology had bypassed that.
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But by now no need for the plate so why not remove it? Which he did.
The plate ended up as an office desk memento in a block of Lucite which we found among his personal belongings after my mother's passing. Throw it away? After all the block of Lucite was not marked and what future descendant would know (or care) what exactly this surgical appliance was for? So we tossed it. The plate and its significance was part of HIS life, not ours. The memory of all that was is Ours. Porsche Nut: The date of manufacture would be April 1943, but I can't give you the exact day.
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The first of the Spiral Drive VTLs was built on January 27, 1927, so your machine is most likely a Spiral Drive. During WW2, it would seem that Bullard's primary products were the VLTs, based on production records. Examine the base of the machine under the Side Head. You will find two holes next to each other, one small and the other large. The small hole is for the lag bolt for the skid and the large hole is for the Stop Rod. It isn't threaded, but just slides into the hole. I don't remember the length of the Stop Rod on the 24 inch VTLs, but if you lower the Side Head to its lowest limit and then allow an inch or two clearance, that should be about the right length.
Its sole purpose is to prevent the Side Head from crashing into the base in case the Counterweight cable should break. When you get a Parts Book for the 24 inch Spiral Drive VTL, it will be listed under the Bed Division as Part No. 1094 and should be illustrated on page 7. The Operator's Manual covers all sizes of Spiral Drive VTLs, their controls, lubrication and adjustments. Variations from the standard speed range of 7.35rpm to 120rpm can be accounted for by the use of a fifty cycle motor or a change in driving pulley size. The figures you posted are well within the normal speed range for the 24 inch machine.