Smart and Brown model M Mk1

[slim_boy_fat]

On the plus side I've had 3 weeks solid work and a further 12 weeks ahead of me. Not bad for a new start-up

Hope it lasts for you.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Not only did I take the motorbike out for a few hours I also finished prepping and undercoating the cross slide.
Been a while since I've done anything to the lathe.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

And top coats on. Leave em for a week or so before I rebuild. Gives me time to remember how the rest of the apron goes back together.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Some of the panels prepped and primed today. Rebuilt most of the saddle. I'll finish the rest this week and then they can be put to one side for a while. Then the fun starts. :/ stripping the bed and cabinet. Some nicks in my paint but tbh I'm going to have a fair bit of touching up after the rebuild anyway so not to worried. Halfnut works as it should now but needs some tweaking before final assembly.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I should really get to work on mine, the saddle seems a good place to start. Lovely progress

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Cheers bud. If I had more room I'd make better progress. Wanted to get the saddle and slides back together and stored out of the way before I break the rest apart.
Hopefully be done by Christmas.

Nice to see it going back together now. Feels like I'm heading in the right direction.

 

[Parm]

Some of the panels prepped and primed today. Rebuilt most of the saddle. I'll finish the rest this week and then they can be put to one side for a while. Then the fun starts. :/ stripping the bed and cabinet. Some nicks in my paint but tbh I'm going to have a fair bit of touching up after the rebuild anyway so not to worried. Halfnut works as it should now but needs some tweaking before final assembly. View attachment 115869 View attachment 115870 View attachment 115872 View attachment 115874 View attachment 115875

Looking good your handy work, what paint are you using

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Looking good your handy work, what paint are you using

Tractol primer and topcoat.
Goes on lovely. Fills small casting defects and leaves a nice smooth finish. Some bits I painted a few months back faired well. Takes a few weeks to fully harden and seems to be very resistant to oils ect.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Felt wipers were salvageable after cleaning and the brass ends cleaned up nicely. Shelved awaiting rebuild now.

Tailstock now in pieces and I've just found my first seized fixing. Given the state of the insides of the stock its not surprising. Will be firing it all in the tank over the evening. Hopefully it will free up the bolt too.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Ground down a larger Allen key and hammered it in tight (someone had enlarged the key hole ) big bar on the Allen key and slowly it came free. No thread damage. Probably been in the same position for years.
Some pitting on the base. The V way is immaculate. Doesn't effect use but might consider filling the pitting with some Devcon or similar.
Rest of the components are having a dunk then I'll reassemble.

 

[Hood]

I would leave it with the pitting, will provide pockets for lube.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I would leave it with the pitting, will provide pockets for lube.

Aye. Won't do anything yet. Noticed it was leaving lines in the oil though. I'll give it another tickle with some emery cloth and see if it improves. Looks like it had been dripped on the tail stock for a while. Thankfully the bed way is very light in comparison and right at the end.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Felt flooring tile makes good wipers, I have some leftover if you want a bit

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I've got a big chunk of felt. Labeled as felt vinyl applicator.
Its 15x50x100mm so can be cut to suit nicely. There quite chunky wipers. They cleaned up fine though so I'll see how they perform later. Appreciate the offer though boss.
Why is it things never go back together as easily as they come apart. Hopefully I'll finish reassembling the tailstock tomorrow. Working at home this week repairing and painting gable ends but the weathers been against me. Sunny tomorrow so have to work. :/

 

[Dieselman 63]

The Colchester ones (that came off) were made of Bakelite plastic - completely fubar'd to some weird burgundy sticky mess, incredibly difficult to chip out as it sort of bonds to the metal! As far as I can see, felt is a much better choice of material, there are people on eBay selling 3D printed replicas but they'll probably just end up the same way as the originals. Felt is nice, you can replace it easy.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Yup. Holds oil too so lubricates every time it moves too. I'm expecting to have to replace the felt surrounding my headstock bearings when I get it out. Nice idea oil filler fills a resi and keeps the felt saturated.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

A bit more motivation for Diesel.
Primed ready for topcoat. Maybe. I may have to flatten and coat again. Some nasty casting defects due to the shape I suppose.
Casing and tailstock may be complete by the weekend then. Also have an enforced week off. Somebody can't manage there project. Already been put back a week on this kitchen/refirm. Told today another week. Cheers for the notice.

 

[Pete.]

The Colchester ones (that came off) were made of Bakelite plastic - completely fubar'd to some weird burgundy sticky mess,

No they ain't. Some guy on eBay has perpetuated that but I remember seeing a post by John Stevenson de-bunking it because he had a genuine set of un-used wipers and they were certainly not bakelite. The purple colour is probably a mix of oil and rust.

 

[Pete.]

Found it:

The Ebay ones leave a lot to be desired.
The seller states the originals are Bakelite when in fact they are rubber. I know this as I have a part set of originals off a 4 year old Colchester Bantam. I say 4 year old as the MKll Bantam didn't come out until 1976 and this one went into, and has stayed in storage since 1980.

https://madmodder.net/index.php/topic,11636.0.html

 

[Dieselman 63]

Interesting that @Pete. I did find it odd that plastic was used. The price of good rubber is ridic, I'm keeping my eyes open at uni for any lurking about but until then it's felt