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Thread: A new lathe or three.
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11th August 2013, 04:14 PM #1
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A new lathe or three.
I picked these up today. Got them for a really good price.
Ex school, Woodfast lathes. Still in really good nick.
All have tailstocks, banjos and rests and there is even a Vicmarc chuck and a few face plates and drive centres.
All the centres line up nicely.
They are still 3 phase but I will sort that out after I give them a new set of bearings and a coat of paint.
I bought them with the intention of keeping the short bed model but now that I have them I really like the look of the longer ones.
I guess I could keep two if I can find the room.
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11th August 2013, 07:50 PM #2
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Tony
Nice buys
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11th August 2013, 08:55 PM #3
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Good buy, they will be around long after the stuff they put their name on these days
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11th August 2013, 09:18 PM #4
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Electrics stripped out and motors removed.
Anybody need a vintage 3 phase DOL motor starter. Australian made and still in really good condition.
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16th August 2013, 08:32 PM #5
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All motors have been disassembled, the star point brought out to the terminalstrip, reassembled and tested with an old VSD. All work beautifully.
The two long bed headstocks have been disassembled and new bearings purchased. I'll put them on tomorrow.
The short bed headstock is proving stubborn. I've got it off but need a hydraulic press to remove the bearings. Might have to try and rig up something tomorrow with a welded frame and a bottle jack.
It's a long time since I've pulled machinery apart. I'm enjoying this.
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16th August 2013, 09:47 PM #6
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Originally Posted by NCArcher
Tony,
Can you post a closer pic of the name plate? I think I know them (a bit too...) well!
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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16th August 2013, 10:40 PM #7
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Cool I will also watch this work in progress.
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17th August 2013, 08:41 AM #8
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So what colour are you going to paint them?
Ross
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17th August 2013, 08:56 AM #9
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Tony Originally Posted by NCArcher
I guess I could keep two if I can find the room.
Of course you can find room (for all 3) look at Woodnut he just builds another shed. Better still buy an old container and set it up as your turning centre.
Ross
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17th August 2013, 11:50 AM #10
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Haven't decided on a colour yet Ross. I won't be the fluoro green they are at the moment though
Probably grey.
Fletty, they are from Walsend High, mid seventies.
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17th August 2013, 12:24 PM #11
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yup, thought I recognised them. I did my apprenticeship assembling them..........! Originally Posted by NCArcher
flettya rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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17th August 2013, 12:27 PM #12
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Yep, it looks like it was assembled by an apprentice Originally Posted by fletty
I'm going to check inside to see if one of them has "Fletty was ere" scratched into the case.
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17th August 2013, 12:29 PM #13
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Your problem with paint is solved. Christos has just been over and he has some spare paintso we figured you should have a GTG at your place for the painting or we could just come up and give you a hand.
I've always wanted to see a pink lathe.
Ross
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17th August 2013, 01:14 PM #14
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Should be as good as TL"S purple one.
Hugh
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17th August 2013, 01:27 PM #15
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Pink huh.....hmmmm, my 5 year old daughter would love it, not sure I'm sold on it yet. Originally Posted by Ross
Tony
Your problem with paint is solved. Christos has just been over and he has some spare paintso we figured you should have a GTG at your place for the painting or we could just come up and give you a hand.
I've always wanted to see a pink lathe.
Ross
But feel free to come up and paint for me. It's going to take a while to get them preped though.
I'm actually considering purple Originally Posted by A Duke
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