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Stanley 77 dowel & rod turning machine

offered 1911 - 1969

15"  long with  up to nine cutter heads, sizes 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4

black japanned, some models have a blue finish. The machine came with one standard 3/8" cutter only.

Cutter heads: they are expensive - try to buy a machine with several heads included.

Make sure the machine comes with the selector wheel on the front, I've seen quite a few of these offered without the wheel.

Used for making dowels from any square bit of wood. I once bought one of these machines from an old cabinet maker. He told me that he hated it with a passion. As a boy he had to turn scrap wood from his dad's workshop into miles and miles of dowels, every Saturday afternoon when his mates played footy. He finally got rid of the crank handle, installed a grease nipple on top, screwed the machine to the bench and cranked it up with an electric motor. That got the chips flying!  PS: Neil's boyhood torture instrument will be put to rest in auction 13, lot 55. The crank handle is back in place but the grease nipple stays!

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