logicaluk
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Oct 28, 2016 21:30:55 GMT
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Starting at the beginning, some of my earliest memories are of my grandads workshop especially the lathe, i can see it almost clear enough but not quite to read the name plate. So basically ive always wanted one, but never foud one at the right price then after a cheeky ebay bid on a huge box of files i met a guy who just happened to have a lathe he wanted to sell, he had bought it from an auction and had never had it running but it looked complete, to cut a long winded story short i bought it home this evening. Here it is nearly killing the springs on the back of my civic  If anyones intrested ill keep going. Dan |
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Last Edit: Oct 28, 2016 21:32:02 GMT by logicaluk
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Oct 28, 2016 23:20:53 GMT
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Yes I'm interested in this. Crack on!
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Yeah keep going, I'd love a large lathe of my own, last year I bought an emco Elliot,  it's ok but not really up to the job I intended it for, it really struggles with mild steel and judders, it's also not really accurate enough to do anything specific with, which is disappointing, My grandad has a bantam lathe in his garage, he makes model steam engines, I'm hoping to inherite this at some point in the future,  & one of his ongoing projects,  at work there is a myford lathe, it looks really smart, if I was choosing a lathe I'd have a myford. So yes, I'd like more updates! |
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Oct 29, 2016 10:11:20 GMT
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Yep, interested.
I have a 1902 flat bed drummond (2 models before yours).
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Oct 29, 2016 11:25:00 GMT
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Yes , another shout for hearing more .
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Oct 29, 2016 17:02:31 GMT
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Fuldatramp that bantum lathe is very nice, must be a proper treat to work on. Vw one of my mates has a 1906 flat bed, nice pice of kit. Emptied the car and this is what i got  I had hoped the green box at the back of the picture had some cutting tool steel in it but i think its full of packing shims  An amazing dexion contrivance for holding the motor and counter shaft. The dewhurst revesing switch is missing some contacts and was wired to on off on, with no continuity on the earth, 2 taped up bits of choc block in the red black and green cored flex between the switch and motor and damaged insulation too boot, but the motor was un tested so i stood well back and switched it on at the wall to test the motor which just wirred in to life, then I cut all the wires off.  This curse word apparently weighs in at 92lb or 42kg in modern money or bloody heavy with angry teeth in my book. With bearings full of carp.  A box of chucks and face plates 2 of which don't fit this lathe.  A box of thread cutting gears And the cast iron stand and suds tray, forgot to take a pic of. Its all minging and needs a damb good clean before i can even start trying to make it work. Dan |
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2016 22:19:57 GMT by logicaluk
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Oct 29, 2016 17:50:18 GMT
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I'm sure you know this, but you don't want to be reversing this as you'll spin the chuck off.
Looks like you have a decent amount of accessories with it.
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Oct 29, 2016 18:06:56 GMT
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Whats the big cog for?
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Oct 29, 2016 20:57:27 GMT
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Cheers for that VW hadn't thort of the chuck unscrewing in reverse. To be honest ive not touched a lathe since i was at school so I'm reading up the best i can. That big cog is the flywheel as this was originally ment for manly tredle operation as well as electric.  Ive downloaded several books and I'm slowly working my way through the first at the mo. boxfords know your lathe pdf bookDan |
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Last Edit: Oct 29, 2016 21:23:12 GMT by logicaluk
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Oct 29, 2016 21:06:59 GMT
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Ah, I see. Mine was obviously tredle to begin with but is powered now. I hadnt realised these had that kind of tredle and motor set up. Lovingly refered to as 'knee planers'.
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Oct 30, 2016 17:41:08 GMT
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Ah, I see. Mine was obviously tredle to begin with but is powered now. I hadnt realised these had that kind of tredle and motor set up. Lovingly refered to as 'knee planers'. Ive got some anti knee planing guards with it but they will probably need modifying to fit after ive moved the motor. |
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Oct 30, 2016 18:01:30 GMT
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This today ive been mostly getting high on brake and clutch cleaner. Well yesterday and today. Upon unloading and looking at all the bits id bought and realising how gyping the lathe was, i took it to pieces  To clean all the swarf and sticky grease out of the gears and slide ways, this unfortunately also removed the brown oil stain patina as well which was a shame but had to be done. I completely failed to remove the tailstock and also couldn't work out how to get the gear head apart.  So i just had todo the best I could. Ive managed to ajust out all of the play in the bearings i could feel but ill have to see when its up and running.  I even managed to put it back together and not have any bits left over. Dan |
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Oct 30, 2016 18:32:53 GMT
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Lovely, nice oil can as well!
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Oct 30, 2016 19:23:27 GMT
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If I remember right the spindles have to be drifted out through the headstock casting and gears. don't bother unless there is too much wear. If there is any play in the bearings it will judder like mad, especially when trying to part off.
Bearings can be made or maybe ever reamed out. Worn spindles can be repaired. I had my spindle ground, hard chromed and reground to size.
Much bed wear or wear in the cross slide?
I got lucky, mine had new leadscrews and nuts, seems to have been reground and has a propper cross slide set up fitted as a replacement for the simple drummond offering.
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Oct 30, 2016 19:27:00 GMT
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Oct 30, 2016 21:24:40 GMT
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A very nice pre B flat bed and a totaly awsome piller drill, ill have to dig out some pics of the Denbigh piller drill i helped a mate recondition. Thanks melle it sat on a shelf, thinking it was broken for ages till i realised the button isnt a pump, it just lets the oil out perfect for oiling lathe bearings. |
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Oct 30, 2016 23:52:37 GMT
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Speaking of oil, these should run oil over the bearings at all times. Those little holes over the bearings ideally should have either wick oilers or drip oilers in them to provide constant flow. The amount you can put in that hole as it is will only last a couple of minutes.
I have wick oilers in mine but always planned to get some drippers as you can turn them off.
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Nov 10, 2016 17:47:44 GMT
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Nice I just wish I had more room for one
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It will come in handy even if you never use it
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Apr 11, 2023 19:11:19 GMT
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Holy thread resurrection, fat man.
I have to say I never got this running, as i hated the knee planer set up, some years ago I found another one with some of the milling frame with it for a bargain price, squirrelled it away and promptly forgot about it.
Today we pulled the parts together and started putting it together, the plan is to run the motor off the counter shaft.
No pics, but ill get some next time I'm out there.
Dan
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