Good solution to the problem,nice to see you keeping the old girl fit and running to many people these days just try and replace good old machines with new inferior machines.Thank you for sharing.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

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Thanks Steve. You can't work it hard because of its age but when it has to be retired I will replace it with a really modern machine. Probably something from the 1960s or 70s 😊 New machines aren't built to last unlike the old stuff. Cheers Neil

Getting the best out of the old girl, Neil. Best wishes, Dean.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Oh theres still life in the old girl. She'll probably out last me 🙄

Neil, You have a very nice shop in a beautiful setting. I like your carriage lock fix, and I am sure you will be able to sort the headstock bearings.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. The workshop is still evolving. I built it in 2017 where as the canal was built in 1780 . Thanks for Watching, Neil

Gday Neil, that’s really a brilliant fix, you could go to all the trouble of regrinding the ways but that gets expensive quickly and a big job to go with it, I wish I could think of ideas like you do mate, thanks for sharing, cheers

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi Matty ! All I do mate is look for the simplest, quickest, cheapest option. I'm not clever, I'm lazy and skint 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for Watching ! Cheers Neil

Good work Neil, my lathe isn't bolted down, and I'm on a wooden floor. It isn't the weakest link at the moment, perhaps as others have suggested, just more ballast. Let us know if you can part off successfully. 👍

Interesting modification. Good work.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ben !!!

great improvisation Neil, how many sleepless nights went in to thinking that one out!😉😉👍👍👍👍 cheers Kev

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Actually Kev, it happened under the same circumstances as I did. It was by accident 🙄🙄🙄

Wow - that old girl woke up one day with the controls reversed….LOL. Must be a British Isle thing. My Harrison needs a smidge of shim on the carriage. LOL. That looks like a good mod to deal with your reality. Loving those t-slots on the carriage. Lathe (she) will still do some fine work. Still loving my reverse mount parting setup. Curse less - cut more is my new normal. All the best Dan

@NellsMechanicalManCave

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Sadly the cross slide wont traverse far enough back for a rear tool post. I have a plan though 😳😳😳

Nice video Neil 👏

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

You planning on some lathe work mate?

Hi Nell, you will more than likely get vibration if you have more than one or two thou of play in either end of your head bearings however you might want to take a look at the youtube channel ‘Winky's workshop’ he has had a problem with parting off and he made a tool to remove that problem, take a look it might be useful. That gib issue, you might want to put a slighty longer bolt in the middle bolt hole then put a very strong but short spring in, then at the right tension you should be able to traverse the entire length of the main bed without any change in friction, just an idea. all the best.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul, genius!!!! Belleville washers I'm thinking. I'll check out winky when I get home. Cheers Neil

Hello Neil, Interesting solution to your problem... I would love to live next to a canal, I am a gongoozler. Cheers Paul,,

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul. The canal isn't navigable at the moment, but has been twice since I've lived here. It's short of a feeder stream but that is being sorted. Loads of life there though. Planning on building a jetty and a stern-wheeler one day. Thanks for Watching.

@Man-in-da-shed

Жыл бұрын

You would end up Magnet fishing, then making things out of the Rusty Iron like #Jeremy makes things

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

@@Man-in-da-shed. That's why my workshop is made of wood. I'm hoping it will float! Besides, I can't swim 😊😊😊

Also that Chuck is sitting away out there Anyway you can replace that backing plate and moves the back in

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi Frank. Yes it is a long way out! Cant get away from that sadly as the threads on the spindle are only just subsurface on the chuck back plate. 1940s design I'm afraid. I am planning on making new backplate but I'm having difficulty in finding blanks and been quoted ridicules prices on custom castings. It has a 2" 6tpi spindle nose thread so I need a 3"x3" boss with a 7" diameter by ¾" thick surface to mount the chuck. Hens teeth comes to mind😊 Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers Neil

Not the exact model, but it is also a 6" Colchester, so this pdf may help a little when checking out the bearings in the headstock: manuals.chudov.com/Clausing/Colchester-Student-Lathe-Manual.pdf

@NellsMechanicalManCave

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Thanks Paul. Really appreciated. I'll open that up and hopefully learn something. You are a gentleman and it's very appreciated! Thanks Neil

Can you fill the boxes the lathe is sitting on with concrete?

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

That is a possibility Mark. But at this moment they have built in screw Jack's. I'll have to check the video to see if they are visible, but there is a bolt sticking out the top of each box. If I wind them down, it lifts the Lathe on wheels that allows me to move it for maintenance and cleaning. Concrete would help massively to dampen vibration though. You now have me thinking of casting concrete blocks with retractable wheels. Now you've given me another project 😁😁😁😁😁

Thank you for your reply your right nothing these days is built to last,it's a throw away age but getting a : modern machine 30 or 40 years old wow!! Really cuting edge !!😁 Take care( by the way are you still happy with your mill ? As I'm thinking of getting one) cheers

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi again Steve. The mill is quite modern (2005). In fairness its pretty good. It's no way a Bridgeport but for home use it's quite ridged. There has been some general issues with build quality but all in all I'm very happy with it. Please bear in mind that I'm not a machinist and no expert. But it far exceeds my expectations as far as a hobby machine. Again weight matters. My bench top mill was 80kg and this machine is 450kg. I think the knee type table is its biggest positive. Moving up or down it's always accurate as gravity is assisting you. If you want any info on this machine please contact me. Also look at Doubleboost on KZread, video called trouble at mill. John gives a good review there. Cheers Neil

@steved8038

Жыл бұрын

Neil ? Thank you , looking at warco for a new model as s/hand are either almost full price or clapped out.

Incidentally, you may find it is actually running on taper roller bearings.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

I would like to think so Ben but I cant see any way theres enough material in the headstock to accommodate them.

@BensWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

@@NellsMechanicalManCave I would have thought they would take less thickness than plain bearings. If there's a collar then they are probably on a taper either way.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

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@@BensWorkshop I need to strip and look. But it's a case of a full strip down and theres no reference material available

@BensWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

@@NellsMechanicalManCave Have you asked on forums?

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

@@BensWorkshop only found 3 posts about this lathe. Its a bit of a dinosaur!

One side should be all you need.

@NellsMechanicalManCave

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that as well Joe. Glad you confirmed that. Also I think the back is better as it removes possible lift. Thanks for watching. Cheers Neil 👍👍

@josephlovell6951

Жыл бұрын

@@NellsMechanicalManCave with the front basically supported with 2 points and the lock in the back that's 3 points of contact its the spindle bushing that your biggest problem. Hope you get it working better