Mystery lathe, for real

[skippyelwell]

Total score on the collet chuck and the mag chuck!!!

Yes, pretty happy about the collets and chuck, there is some rust but I think I can bring them back.
So those other 2 with the wavy lines are magnetic chucks?

 

[David]

Yes, pretty happy about the collets and chuck, there is some rust but I think I can bring them back.
So those other 2 with the wavy lines are magnetic chucks?

I'm 100% sure they are mag chucks.

 

[skippyelwell]

I'm 100% sure they are mag chucks.

They are, Eclipse, made in England, no chuck keys of course and one is broken off in the hole.
Also a nice tool post.

 

[David]

Dang! An original Multifix.

 

[Doggggboy]

Bad at advertising and negotiating. Keep an eye out for his next yard sale!

 

[Dan Dubeau]

$600 is an absolute steal, congrats. Fortune favours the brave. Deals are out there, sometimes you just have to go digging and put the time in to peek under shrink wrap.

 

[Art M]

Wow $600 you bought one chuck!!!
Never mind the horseshoe does the bulk of the horse and the other 3 shoes cause disscomfort when sitting?
Smoking deal congratulations!

 

[JustaDB]

"OK man, you drive a hard bargain, $600 it is"

Yep. You Really Suck!

 

[jorogi]

I'll give you $700, and you can't say that's not more than fair.

 

[calgaryguy]

I offered him $700 thinking I was lowballing a bit, he said "Oh no, that's too much, I'll take $600"
Me say, "OK man, you drive a hard bargain, $600 it is"

JFC! I just spit tea on my monitor.

Thats gotta be up there for a Site leaderboard on 'scores' / deals.

 

[skippyelwell]

Yeah, she smiled on me today but you guys know as well as I do how many duds you have to go see to finally get lucky.
He was good guy, just trying to clear the stuff out before they move to a bigger shop.
He says he'll keep an eye out for anything they find that might be lathe related, I think there are some change gears that are missing but I have to do some more research.

I found some more QCTP's for the multifix and here are the 2 other chucks, what I'm really pumped about is that all the chucks have a D1-3 camlock backing so I can use them on the Bantam as well as the SM10 utilathe.

 

[tesko]

Congrats, that's a once in a lifetime deal. I've got a Chipmaster which is a cousin to your machine, very nicely built machines for the size.

 

[YotaBota]

If you haven't been here already,

Colchester Bantam Lathes

Colchester Bantam lathes - from the 1920s to the 1990s

www.lathes.co.uk

 

[Chipper5783]

Dare I ask (yes), is that the retractable threading tool holder? One of those things that have been heard of, never seen but a fuzzy BW photo. There are some very cool items in that kit. Congrats.

 

[Jswain]

That's awesome, and also the reason you need to have some faith every now and then.

You suck!

 

[6.5 Fan]

Congrats. And YOU SUCK.

 

[skippyelwell]

Dare I ask (yes), is that the retractable threading tool holder? One of those things that have been heard of, never seen but a fuzzy BW photo. There are some very cool items in that kit. Congrats.

Yeah, that's exactly what it is, I hadn't looked at it closely until you mentioned it.
I know I have all these other jobs I have to attend to but I don't think I'll be ale to keep my hands off the Mutifix today, if nothing else, get all of them soaking in some evaporust.
Every one of them is seized with rust.

 

[Susquatch]

I know I have all these other jobs I have to attend to

That is gunna be one kick-ass project for sure. And it sounds like you are gunna enjoy the journey!

I'm looking forward to meeting you at the Ontario meetup at the end of April.

 

[Dabbler]

really well done!! very nice get at a giveaway price!!