Lathes - what would you buy

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

here it is  

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

had a good clean up of the new purchase tonight - the sort of thing that becomes a family heir loom

spent ages shimming up the carriage to get it running smooth for the whole length of the bed - a good grease and oil up and it was ready to use - need to order a new oiler as one is missing

the bloke who owned the lathe sadly passed away - he was a clever chap though as he has made up some bespoke electrics for it

forward and reverse switch - dial for infinite speed control - on off switch on the side and a dial for speed readout

looks home made but works very well

he has also made a safety cut-out switch for when thread cutting - again looks a bit shonky but works - saves the chucks and tools from getting damaged

need to find a few bits n pieces - large chuck key was missing

also need a tapered adapter to allow fitting of these drill bits into the tail-stock - anyone know what they are called?

[Mal]

That 'big' lathe is a mere toy!

Walter Somers in Halesowen used to have one for machining marine crankshafts where the operator sat on a chair that travelled along with the tool post.

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

this video made me laugh  

"its brand spanking new -- yee hahh"

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman)]

    Where do you keep finding these! (I remember the Mig welding for beginners vid you linked)

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

my best m8 is the tube    some real gems on there  

even if you dont learn anything you are bound to get a titter out of them

[Dave]

If you need bits for your lathe try these:-

http://www.mscjlindustrial.co.uk/cgi....-PypClk

Some of the stuff is not to myford quality but more than OK for DIY .

Also look at there offers page some bargins to be had

Dave

[exsevener]

Search ebay for "morse tapers" for fitting your drills and chucks etc. into headstock

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

picked up a morse taper from Cromwell tools a few days ago  

[B5234FT]

Looks a very good buy, single phase I assume which is what makes it a little more expensive than some bigger machines, but a very nice size for most work on cars etc. Hope you get on well with it!