Show us your lathe

[Pete.]

so rare you wouldn't even bother searching ebay...i have a thing for Hardinge, cant afford a Hardinge

Better not read this thread then

 

[compositepro]

Better not read this thread then

Why would you do that to another person ...WHY I was quite happy knowing the new Boxford I have to replace the old one waiting to be sold just has paint on it ,it doesnt work better it just looks nicer ,there was no need to tell me someone had got all awesome for next to nothing and can now thread up to a shoulder at 2000rpm and not risk killing the part or machine

Tbh i used to watch them and bid on them on the apex auction site...you would wait patiently as weeks went by till it got down to one hour to go then watch the machine dealers raise the price to stupid money just to get rid of lowlifes like me only to then watch them put the machines on their website for twice what they paid..........**Language**ers

 

[rich the mechanic]

Continuing on from elsewhere

This is a better view it is out of line between the head stock and tail and the slides are worn in the middle and very tight at the ends and if you want to work on more than 4 or 5" you have to slide the compond up the bed and then check alignment as it has about a degree of slop.

I jacked the head stock up so I could make a different tool post the original is just under the tail stock in the picture above.

This is the tool holder I made its rough around the edges but flat and straight where needed.

This is the other angle during the rebuild/upgrade I will make a new head with taper bearings as it has plain tapers at the moment and it has a bit of movement or locks up touching the adjustment. I keep thinking about giving the head stock a vertical adjustment like a gingery horizontal mill.

 

[Mr shiney]

As a result of lathe envy.....

 

[MattF]

This is a better view it is out of line between the head stock and tail and the slides are worn in the middle and very tight at the ends and if you want to work on more than 4 or 5" you have to slide the compond up the bed and then check alignment as it has about a degree of slop.

That looks to be quite an old, possibly Victorian, machine. Any makers name on it?

As a result of lathe envy.....

That looks to be in very tidy condition.

 

[Pete.]

I'm scraping the bed of one of those right now. I'll put up some photos when I get a chance.

 

[MattF]

Cheers Pete.

 

[rich the mechanic]

That looks to be quite an old, possibly Victorian, machine. Any makers name on it?

No the only part with a name I have found is the center in the tailstock which is american (can't remember what it is though) I haven't measured the thread pitch to check if English or not but fittings seem to be AF rather than WW/BS.
It is a morse taper 0 to give you a better idea of size.

 

[MattF]

It's a petite machine then. Does look awfully Britannia like. I personally like the old gap bed lathes. They have that traditional Victorian charm about them.

 

[rich the mechanic]

It belonged to my wifes grandfather I saved it and as many of his tools as I could load in the car and trailer after he passed away, her uncle sent the rest to the dump before I could get back for anymore.

 

[MattF]

It always makes me wonder why people do that. It's as if they can't bear the thought of someone else having something which they don't/can't have. Dumping good stuff is just criminal.

On a tangent, it's like when I was at the hardware place the other day, getting some imperial bolts & screws. Chap next to me at the counter goes out of his way to mention that he skipped loads of imperial stuff a while ago. Why do they do it? Is it just to pee us off or summat?

 

[mfletch]

I saved this old 1919 Colchester from being scrapped

What do you think of my helper

 

[brightspark]

not your thai bride is she

 

[BrokenBiker]

nice looking bit of kit...lathe doesn't look too bad either

 

[Shox Dr]

What do you think of my helper

The flange wears on them. And the bearings in the head are never right

 

[CRB]

Heaven knows where the swarf will get to.

 

[bash'it]

how do you keep your mind on the job your do'ing

 

[Robotstar5]

She's got no PPE

 

[MattF]

Heaven knows where the swarf will get to.

Saves having to buy a workshop vacuum though.

 

[mfletch]

I put that picture on Facebook a wile ago and all my male friends has a sudden interest in lathes