Colchester student lathe

[Richard.]

94inch

What's that in mugs roughly

 

[WorkshopChris]

Just a toy chuck then?

I would love to see something like that in use running a job, just as long as i wasnt paying for the electric.

 

[Richard.]

Definitely wouldn't want to change the bearings on it

Ha I wouldn't even want to change the tooling let alone the bearings.

 

[Hood]

Some more info.

 

[Hood]

Then there was always a vertical borer if you needed it.

 

[Pete.]

I would swap the headstock complete. It's true that the original was fitted to the bed but wear in the bed, slides and tail stock ram is going to account for much more error than fitting an alien headstock. Most lathes are not scraped to the prismatic ways anyway just the flat ones, the bee ways have a clearance. If your headstock has the pivot pin and push-pull adjuster at the end of the bed like many Colchesters it will definitely only sit on the flat ways.

 

[God mode restorations]

I would swap the headstock complete. It's true that the original was fitted to the bed but wear in the bed, slides and tail stock ram is going to account for much more error than fitting an alien headstock. Most lathes are not scraped to the prismatic ways anyway just the flat ones, the bee ways have a clearance. If your headstock has the pivot pin and push-pull adjuster at the end of the bed like many Colchesters it will definitely only sit on the flat ways.

That's what my plan is Pete. Am off to Colchester lathes now with my headstock and measure equipment to just make sure it is the same. I did notice after studying both both headstocks there is a difference in the internal machining of the cases.

 

[Dieselman 63]

That's what my plan is Pete. Am off to Colchester lathes now with my headstock and measure equipment to just make sure it is the same. I did notice after studying both both headstocks there is a difference in the internal machining of the cases.

Are they selling the bed of the machine too? Could be good to check the serial to make sure it's the right time. Then again, getting a 1.5 wouldn't be so bad, would it?

 

[God mode restorations]

Ok. The headstocks are totally different. They bolt up different. The internal gears are bigger and a lot heavier than my set up. So it will not fit. The cases are machined heavier than mine.... But I have found the correct gear for mine. Just leaves the spindle bearings.....what a carry on..

 

[slim_boy_fat]

What's that in mugs roughly

27, to the nearest mug - I thought everyone knew that.......

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Ok. The headstocks are totally different. They bolt up different. The internal gears are bigger and a lot heavier than my set up. So it will not fit. The cases are machined heavier than mine.... But I have found the correct gear for mine. Just leaves the spindle bearings.....what a carry on..

Bummer Still going to be expensive, but once it's all reassembled and you're creating swarf all this will be but a distant memory.

 

[Richard.]

27, to the nearest mug - I thought everyone knew that.......

Thanks mate. I've now got a very accurate idea of size. That's a big lathe

 

[Richard.]

Ok. The headstocks are totally different. They bolt up different. The internal gears are bigger and a lot heavier than my set up. So it will not fit. The cases are machined heavier than mine.... But I have found the correct gear for mine. Just leaves the spindle bearings.....what a carry on..

That's rubbish. I thought you were home and dry there for a minute. What you gonna do. That's an expensive head stock if you can't use 90% of it.

 

[FoxZulu]

 

[God mode restorations]

Have sorted it guys. Had a result. I can still repair my headstock. I have brought the gears i need. They are new. Got a complete set of new spindle bearings. A couple of other collars. And brand new apron worm box. A *** result.

 

[Richard.]

Have sorted it guys. Had a result. I can still repair my headstock. I have brought the gears i need. They are new. Got a complete set of new spindle bearings. A couple of other collars. And brand new apron worm box. A *** result.

Can you return your headstock and retrieve your 600 notes.

 

[God mode restorations]

Can you return your headstock and retrieve your 600 notes.

Yes mate that's all sorted. Am well happy

 

[God mode restorations]

At the end of the day. I ended up with a new gear. New spindle bearings. Collars. And apron worm box. Sweet

 

[Seadog]

I have brought the gears i need. They are new. Got a complete set of new spindle bearings. A couple of other collars. And brand new apron worm box.

Are you going to tell us how much, then?

 

[God mode restorations]

Are you going to tell us how much, then?

£790 in total.