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I've been after a good metal lathe for a couple of years, and this one came up very cheap from the best source - old man in shed! His wife told him he was too old to be playing out in the shed, so he wanted it to go to a loving home. Oo, that'll be my home then  Took four of us to heave it into my barn. Needs a bit of work (mainly cosmetic), but considering it was apparently owned by the military in WW2, it's generally in excellent order. I have a steep learning curve ahead of me as I've never used such a thing, but I've already found out that a flywheel fits easily     |
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stuey
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nice toy mr piffle I know where to come for machine work now... ;D
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May 12, 2009 14:01:46 GMT
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Most excellent!
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markbognor
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May 12, 2009 15:13:41 GMT
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Thats nice. Do you have the section of bed that can be removed so that large items like flywheels can be turned? Is that a nice box of chucks too?
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May 12, 2009 17:40:38 GMT
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Thats nice. Do you have the section of bed that can be removed so that large items like flywheels can be turned? Is that a nice box of chucks too? Three and four jaw chucks, loads and loads of tools, and yes, a bit that comes out allowing 15" turning. Prob not quite big enough to work on road wheels, but flywheels will certainly fit  |
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craig
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May 12, 2009 18:09:30 GMT
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Some of the sections of wooden floor in the factory at work still have the swarf embedded in them from WW2 when the place was used to make bits of plane/bombs during the war using lathes. Wonder if this was one of them?
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vambo
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May 12, 2009 20:44:14 GMT
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OOOHH thats a nice one! wish mine had the bit to remove to turn big jobs! should make for a nice lathe, the old cast ones are much better than new steel plate jobs! really got character to em!
some of the wartime ones used to have signs on them saying "wartime built"
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Just bought a ww2 metal lathe...Davenger
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May 12, 2009 22:20:06 GMT
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That's even more impressive than you described.
That sounded less dirty in my head
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Seth
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May 12, 2009 22:31:12 GMT
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DutyFreeSaviour
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May 13, 2009 11:34:28 GMT
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oooooh memories - Ex GF's uncle was using a similar one at home (was dad's - an RAF engineer from WW2). He recreates flint muskets and is a world authority on them and swordsticks..... he looks like a skinny grizzly adams - fantastically nuttz and a pleasure to be around if you recognise him in the High Wycombe area (he also does/did all the work on Virgins airships/balloons and has a great collection of 50's motorcycles) - but I digress  His was a seriously quality bit of kit he swore by - best of luck with it, just make sure you keep all limbs intact mate. Excellent bit of kit you've landed. |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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May 13, 2009 12:11:54 GMT
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What a beast, i'd love that!
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May 13, 2009 13:44:52 GMT
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Ha, cheers for the comments gents I've only gone and found a manual for it! "Operator's Handbook and Parts Manual as Exploded Component Drawings - includes a copy of the maker's Sales & Accessories Catalogue" Will be here tomorrow! |
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May 13, 2009 18:49:53 GMT
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That's a really awesome lathe! Extremely useful to have aswell! Nice catch |
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sowen
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May 14, 2009 21:24:34 GMT
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oooooh memories - Ex GF's uncle was using a similar one at home (was dad's - an RAF engineer from WW2). He recreates flint muskets and is a world authority on them and swordsticks..... he looks like a skinny grizzly adams - fantastically nuttz and a pleasure to be around if you recognise him in the High Wycombe area (he also does/did all the work on Virgins airships/balloons and has a great collection of 50's motorcycles) - but I digress His was a seriously quality bit of kit he swore by - best of luck with it, just make sure you keep all limbs intact mate. Excellent bit of kit you've landed. I've walked in a few times to get him to do bits for me, only to come face to face with one of his muskets  |
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May 14, 2009 22:34:51 GMT
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Can smell the machine oil, and burning metal cuttings... yummm
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May 15, 2009 12:12:54 GMT
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There are some cool toys on here sometimes. This one has been used to kill Germans with |
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May 16, 2009 17:33:51 GMT
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As you've not used one before, two things:
1.) Make sure you tighten the chuck properly.
2.) Remember to take the chuck wrench off the chuck when your not using it.
Sounds stupid, but I've seen the results when people forget to do the above and you will either damage yourself, the machine, or your surroundings. I worked with a bloke who didn't tighten the chuck up on one of the demo lathes the at the company I worked for at the time and it flew off and dented the cast base so badly that the machine was a right off. He was popular. Not. :-)
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Last Edit: May 16, 2009 17:34:12 GMT by stevecrx
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