MashingMetal
Super User
That is absolutely awesome!
Welcome to the Colchester club.
Glad someone from here was able to buy it. Well done.
Welcome to the Colchester club.
Glad someone from here was able to buy it. Well done.
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Mystery lathe, for real
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Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Congrats. Are you going to wrap it back up for the drive home?
It's like a sleeping bag; ain't no way it's going to fit back in the wrapping
trlvn
Ultra Member
YOU SUCK!
Looks like a Mark 1 Bantam but I'm certainly not an expert:
Apparently some of these lathes were fitted with a two speed motor to give a top speed of 1600 RPM. Since yours was used in a 600V environment, I would doubt you have feature. OTOH, I see a switch attached to the electrical box on the tailstock end. Is that Forward-Reverse, High-Low Speed or something else?
Craig
(Why didn't _I_ drive up there yesterday?!?)
Looks like a Mark 1 Bantam but I'm certainly not an expert:
Apparently some of these lathes were fitted with a two speed motor to give a top speed of 1600 RPM. Since yours was used in a 600V environment, I would doubt you have feature. OTOH, I see a switch attached to the electrical box on the tailstock end. Is that Forward-Reverse, High-Low Speed or something else?
Craig
(Why didn't _I_ drive up there yesterday?!?)
skippyelwell
Ultra Member
Exactly what I was thinking about doing, 800 rpm is a bit limiting.
Don't take the head off Skippy. Better to deal with whatever it weighs than go crazy trying to get it back the way it was.
A man of action! Congrats.
skippyelwell
Ultra Member
Got her home in many pieces, it will have to sit untouched for a while as I have to finish a bunch of other projects first.
6 chucks altogether, a couple I never seen before.
Popped the top off and gears look very nice, they mesh and spin well.
6 chucks altogether, a couple I never seen before.
Popped the top off and gears look very nice, they mesh and spin well.
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I’m sure the OP knows this, but in case… many of the parts are interchangeable between this generation of Bantam and a Chipmaster.
Congrats! One of my late mentors had a Bantam bought new just like this one. Many of the jigs and first bits of the Gunston artificial knee joints were machined on it.
Congrats! One of my late mentors had a Bantam bought new just like this one. Many of the jigs and first bits of the Gunston artificial knee joints were machined on it.
calgaryguy
Chris
calgaryguy
Chris
Care to ballpark us on what you paid? Its ok if 'you dont kiss and tell'. 
Jswain
Joe
Curious on this as wellCare to ballpark us on what you paid? Its ok if 'you dont kiss and tell'.
skippyelwell
Ultra Member
I didn't know that, thanks
I offered him $700 thinking I was lowballing a bit, he said "Oh no, that's too much, I'll take $600"Care to ballpark us on what you paid? Its ok if 'you dont kiss and tell'.
Me say, "OK man, you drive a hard bargain, $600 it is"
See pic below.
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Calling the cops 'cause you stole that machine!!!
Well done!
