I have just purchased a Boxford Lathe

[JulieandTony]

it sounds complicated but once you get your head around it i am sure it is not

If you use it, then it will come easily, but of you try to just learn it - way too difficult for me!

That's why I suggest you just work the lathe as soon as you can - essential maintenance stuff only at first, once you are up to speed then you know what you need to do.

After all - I am just assuming that it is an imperial machine , it could be metric so all the gear choices would be different.

 

[123hotchef]

If you use it, then it will come easily, but of you try to just learn it - way too difficult for me!

That's why I suggest you just work the lathe as soon as you can - essential maintenance stuff only at first, once you are up to speed then you know what you need to do.

After all - I am just assuming that it is an imperial machine , it could be metric so all the gear choices would be different.

from looking at the gear box it is imperial

 

[Richard.]

Yeah when I bought mine it was up and turning by day 2.
Give it a good de scale
Stone off any dents that may cause tight spots. Clean, lube and start turning.
Any severe problems with it will come to light pretty much as soon as you start cutting.

 

[Brad93]

No I need to learn how to use it!
all pointers and advice greatly receiced.
Bear in mind I have never looked a one before

here she is

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153394615681?ul_noapp=true&autorefresh=true

Blimey you don’t hang about mate!

If I can I’ll drop that heat exchanger in once you get her back to the shop and I can show you the basics.

 

[123hotchef]

Blimey you don’t hang about mate!

If I can I’ll drop that heat exchanger in once you get her back to the shop and I can show you the basics.

cool thanks Brad that would be great mate, no point in hanging about its 1.5 miles from me it was meant to be I think

 

[Richard.]

cool thanks Brad that would be great mate, no point in hanging about its 1.5 miles from me it was meant to be I think

Yeah that’s bleeding convenient been so close. You could say in reality you’ve saved £100 in van fuel, delivery messing about etc. People tend to forget that cost also goes onto the price of a lathe.

 

[123hotchef]

The plan is to borrow the Mrs horse trailer

 

[Richard.]

The plan is to borrow the Mrs horse trailer

For a mile n half?
Couple of skate boards and a good push should do it

 

[pressbrake1]

Yeah that’s bleeding convenient been so close. You could say in reality you’ve saved £100 in van fuel, delivery messing about etc. People tend to forget that cost also goes onto the price of a lathe.

I know I’m messing with big stuff but it’s not unusual that haulage costs more than the machine

 

[123hotchef]

For a mile n half?
Couple of skate boards and a good push should do it

That's what i said earlier to the seller. Moved my dad's shed like that when i was a teenager

 

[Richard.]

I know I’m messing with big stuff but it’s not unusual that haulage costs more than the machine

It doesn’t surprise me.
Costs a fortune I’d imagine

 

[Brad93]

For a mile n half?
Couple of skate boards and a good push should do it

Not round those hills! Bloody scary bringing harrison lathe home and stopping at @123hotchef house. Thought it might slide off the trailer!

 

[123hotchef]

Not round those hills! Bloody scary bringing harrison lathe home and stopping at @123hotchef house. Thought it might slide off the trailer!

The hills suck here lol

 

[123hotchef]

Not round those hills! Bloody scary bringing harrison lathe home and stopping at @123hotchef house. Thought it might slide off the trailer!

That Harrison is a fair chunk bigger too

 

[pressbrake1]

It doesn’t surprise me.
Costs a fortune I’d imagine

Generally in the four figures
I had a big pressbrake, I can’t bare to re live getting it out of where I bought it but just to unload at my place was in the number of thousands with crane hire and a versalift to get it inside
Errrgghh

 

[pressbrake1]

Not round those hills! Bloody scary bringing harrison lathe home and stopping at @123hotchef house. Thought it might slide off the trailer!

I bought a horizontal borer from a place in Kendal in the Peak District
Loading that and braking on the hills knocked a few years off me!

 

[Richard.]

Generally in the four figures
I had a big pressbrake, I can’t bare to re live getting it out of where I bought it but just to unload at my place was in the number of thousands with crane hire and a versalift to get it inside
Errrgghh

Ha ha thank god my lathe is a poxy thing that fits in the back of a hatch back.

 

[MattF]

You have to remember spencer is insane and likes restoring and painting more than using them!

I probably fall into the same camp, but restoration is half the fun. Sometimes, that can be more enjoyable than using the machine, and it's all part of the enjoyment. For a machine which needs to be put to work fairly soon though, it's just not worth the downtime required, initially, unless the item's in a dog of a state. For some equipment, restoration is a necessity for use.

I've garnered just as much, if not more, enjoyment from the restoration of some pieces than I have from using them. It's a soothing & satisfying pastime.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I probably fall into the same camp, but restoration is half the fun. Sometimes, that can be more enjoyable than using the machine, and it's all part of the enjoyment. For a machine which needs to be put to work fairly soon though, it's just not worth the downtime required, initially, unless the item's in a dog of a state. For some equipment, restoration is a necessity for use.

I've garnered just as much, if not more, enjoyment from the restoration of some pieces than I have from using them. It's a soothing & satisfying pastime.

I don’t think any of my machines were useable when I bought them, they were either choked with sawdust, paint, or had dud motors, however I have a lovely little collection of quality machinery now. Worth it if you have the time!

 

[Brad93]

I bought a horizontal borer from a place in Kendal in the Peak District
Loading that and braking on the hills knocked a few years off me!

I’ve been to Kendal a few times. I don’t envy you one bit, actually I would like a horizontal borer, but not that bad! What make is the borer?