Exe Engineering Co

Exe Engineering Co.

of Alphington Road, Exeter

• 1937 Lathe and tool makers. "Exe" Lathes. "Nulok" Toolholders for Lathes.
• This firm is still working in Exeter as a general engineering firm with links to lathes and grinding machines.

This is the 3 1/2 inch Super Exe lathe.

This high grade lathe has some out standing features, like automatic screw cutting in English and metric treads;

A V belt drive which reduce noise and vibrations.

Back gear ratios are obtained by an extra large pulley accurately drive,and this pulley is accurately divided canter lever-box with 60 holes and as such to serve as an divider.

The bed is a cantilever-box type with removable gap piece.

The ridged cabinet stand supports the flywheel, which runs on ball bearings and has an eccentric sleeve for adjustment of the belt tension.

Source; The simple lathe and its accessories, 1939.