Now the Colchester has a Mini Me

[Aarknoid]

This little beastie appeared on marketplace with over an hour elapsed since its posting, so i figured it was a lost cause, but the seller did get back to me the next day and it was on !

So, I had a day before he was available to take a crash course on Raglan lathes .




I am bagged after loading and unloading once I got home, and will investigate the treasures in daylight. but some neat features:

1) if the ways wear out, just bolt in some machined new ones!
2) It has a variable speed head kind of like i think what i have seen in Bridgeport's
3) with the variable speed head it comes WITH A TACH!
4) power cross slide and carriage
5) i think it came with the change gears for metric.


That is all for now , time for dinner

 

[CWret]

Hi neighbour - need a hand to set it in place? Would like to come have a look at your new shop toy.

 

[6.5 Fan]

Congrats on the new machine, it looks nice.

 

[trlvn]

Hi neighbour - need a hand to set it in place? Would like to come have a look at your new shop toy.

+1

 

[Aarknoid]

Hi neighbour - need a hand to set it in place? Would like to come have a look at your new shop toy.

let me figure out where its going to land and sure thing. The more the merrier figuring stuff out on this thing.


side note, I think those are 3c collets but i may be mistaken , anyone have an opinion? more pics to come this evening

 

[Susquatch]

Nice get!!!

1) if the ways wear out, just bolt in some machined new ones!

Adds new meaning to gap bed!

Are you sure that's not what it is?

side note, I think those are 3c collets but i may be mistaken , anyone have an opinion? more pics to come this evening

Need more detail and/or better photos. Craig and Craig can dope it out for you when they are there.

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Congrats on the new Lathe. Love the look of that thing.

 

[Aarknoid]

Nice get!!!



Adds new meaning to gap bed!

Are you sure that's not what it is?



Need more detail and/or better photos. Craig and Craig can dope it out for you when they are there.

I will check again, but I think the ways are flat bar with blind holes drilled in the underside and bolted to the bed, at which point they were ground in place to true up .

 

[SightlessSeer]

1) if the ways wear out, just bolt in some machined new ones!

I wonder how common of a feature this was back in the day. I was really surprised when I read about replaceable ways in my Leblond's manual, especially since they are hardened.

 

[Aarknoid]

You can see the holes in the bed just under the rack (sorry messed up the reply with the pic)

 

[Susquatch]

I will check again, but I think the ways are flat bar with blind holes drilled in the underside and bolted to the bed, at which point they were ground in place to true up .

Might be an early version of gap bed. Can you post a photo of this?

 

[Aarknoid]

found a reference in the brochure , point 5

 

[Susquatch]

found a reference in the brochure , point 5

Ah, I see. So basically, they used good steel instead of hardened cast iron. Most lathes just have cast iron, some have hardened cast iron (like mine), and your lathe takes that up a notch with high grade hardened steel.

Very cool!

Prolly not intended to be a service item though.

 

[Aarknoid]

everything is a service item if you are ... determined enough? lol ( too many descriptors fit that sentence, not all flattering )

 

[Aarknoid]

I wonder how common of a feature this was back in the day. I was really surprised when I read about replaceable ways in my Leblond's manual, especially since they are hardened.

I'm still trying to figure out model and age. with Myford buying them out a bunch of records were tossed. The original motor has a 1960 date on it. another forum is attempting to record serial numbers and correlate dates