Mellor lathe.

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Nicely made.

Thanks Pete. I try my best

 

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^^^^^^^^^ WHS ^^^^^^^^^^ I am waiting to see what the newly added tang does.

Its difficult to explain but the whole motor and bracket pivots up and down via to bolts.one on top of the tang and one underneath. That's how it was from factory .But I doing something bit better based on original . But I will show you tomorrow .

 

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Evening guys.
Been making the adjustment bracket today. Tacked up and temporary mounted to see what's what. When finished the motor will be able to move up and down via a top and bottom threaded bar that will have large thumb wheels. The bolt in the picture was just to hold it.

 

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Evening guys.
Been making the adjustment bracket today. Tacked up and temporary mounted to see what's what. When finished the motor will be able to move up and down via a top and bottom threaded bar that will have large thumb wheels. The bolt in the picture was just to hold it.View attachment 134562 View attachment 134563 View attachment 134564

The welds are not finished yet. And got to drill and tap the bracket .also a couple of adjustment pads that will swivel slightly as it moves through it's arc

 

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M16 thread cutting today.

 

[Richard.]

That’s a big set there mate.
Was it expensive.

 

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That’s a big set there mate.
Was it expensive.

I think is was just over £100 . I got the receipt some where. They ain't a bad set to be honest. I got METRIC. SAE. UNF. UNC. and some others. I brought the lot ages ago. But as with threading you always need one ya not got.

 

[Richard.]

I think is was just over £100 . I got the receipt some where. They ain't a bad set to be honest. I got METRIC. SAE. UNF. UNC. and some others. I brought the lot ages ago. But as with threading you always need one ya not got.

£100 for all that. Christ my taps range from £5-40 a piece. Are they hss? Some of my older ones from presto are carbon steel and very good but I wouldn’t buy steel ones nowadays.

 

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£100 for all that. Christ my taps range from £5-40 a piece. Are they hss? Some of my older ones from presto are carbon steel and very good but I wouldn’t buy steel ones nowadays.

Yer It was roughly a 100 a set. Unfortunately not hss .But they do ok to be honest. If you go easy with em. My next set are whitworth hss and they are very expensive .But as you no with this kind of gear ya get what you pay for.

 

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Yer It was roughly a 100 a set. Unfortunately not hss .But they do ok to be honest. If you go easy with em. My next set are whitworth hss and they are very expensive .But as you no with this kind of gear ya get what you pay for.

You got me thinking there Richard. Had to go and check what material they are made from.

 

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Evening guys.
Started making the adjustment pads.
Holes all drilled. Modified my drill bit to get a flat on the blind hole . Waiting for bottoming tap to finish off. Then screw rod in and Mark holes. This will allow the roll pin to keep it all in place. Then cut the rounds out. Drilling the rod will be fun. 10.9 rated bar.

 

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Bracket is getting there. Had to improvise today with the drill.

 

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Little progress today.

 

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Got one pad done. That's about all I can do with basic hand tools .when the lathe is done I will clean them up. Now if I had a nice treadel lathe???

 

[zx9]

Got one pad done. That's about all I can do with basic hand tools .when the lathe is done I will clean them up.

What happened to the ML10? I did wonder why you did not machine the back of the pads.

 

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What happened to the ML10? I did wonder why you did not machine the back of the pads.

It was a little ml1. Still got it but the motor gave out and have not got round to sorting it.

 

[Bill Edwards]

Now if I had a nice treadel lathe???

I bought a treadle lathe a few years ago. Decided to try it out first on something soft (brass) and the decision to fit a motor was made almost instantly!

 

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I bought a treadle lathe a few years ago. Decided to try it out first on something soft (brass) and the decision to fit a motor was made almost instantly!

I am in the middle of bolting down the little myford ml1 to my bench. Found a good motor amoung all my stuff. Got a pulley sorted. Just got to do some odds and ends and should be good to go.

 

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Made motor bracket for the motor. It's the only motor I got so it will have to do. 3/4 up. Other than that a few adjustments to do. Clean up the wiring and should be good yo go.

 

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Is that the capacitor on top of that motor? It's BIG.....