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Lewis_RX8
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Not mine unfortunatelyThats an unusually clean lathewhat is it?
One of the new Colchester students , don't make em like they used to but still alot better than messing about with my Chinese mini lathe at home.
Even more tempting to try and cram a big lathe into my garage after getting to use this for a while , carbide quick change tooling is also a difference and nice to use
Very nice. What rpm and can you take a close up of the tool tip please?
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Thanks
1700rpm and what I would to refer to as a finishing tip I'll get a pic of the box next time for the exact number , very nice to use and easy to get a good finish in my experience if I'm at a higher rpm and decent feed rate.
This is the tool here as I said not certain on exact tip but will find out
No that's great thanks.
I also use these pointy tools for light cuts and finishing. They give a much better finish especially on my old Triumph lathe which only goes to 1000rpm.
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Agreed far nicer finish every time changing rpm depth of cut etc can change it so just about playing about with feeds and speeds etc and when I get a good finish then taking a note so you don't have to repeat that process again and can go straight to the best finish parameters.
Indeed so. Can I have one pleaseThat's just a big Chinese mini lathe
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That looks remarkably like a Harrison M300
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That's just a big Chinese mini lathe
Never turned on anything else so nothing to compare to , yet
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It is. Colchester bought harrison. 600 group then moved production to Taiwan. Hence why XYZ lathes look practically Identical too.
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They probably work just as good. The Taiwanese got pretty good at making lathes.Never turned on anything else so nothing to compare to , yet
Taiwan have been making good lathes for many years. They would NOT be amused to be called Chinese!
I have a Feeler lathe which they say is just as good - if not better - than the Hardinge it was copied from.
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Well I don't think they would mind since their official name is Republic Of China.
Lol it gets very messy!
They are the true Chinese - or Free Chinese as they like to be called
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That explains it...
The 'new' Colchester Student 2500:
The 'new' Harrison M300:
The 'new' Colchester Student 2500:
The 'new' Harrison M300:
Did you single point the male thread or use a die?
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I didn't have a die that size but the guy did so I single pointed it to about 90% depth and finished it with his die.
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Yep, sad really. The lifetime cost and carbon footprint of a 70s/80s colchester that has had a rebuild after 30 years is so low. Compare it to polluting chinese industry, an old lathe rebuilt is practically a environmental success story.
Look at that cutting edge engineering on youtube, ever machine in his shop is chinese. I guess he isn't a precision machinist he is just using his machines to repair plant, but still, Sad.
