[PROJECT] My new scrap lathe , Colchester Student

[RobWilson]

Evening Lads  



I thought I would bring my project lathe home from work were its been in storage , I got it for scrap ,had to fork out a hole 100 notes   , any way Its a round head Colchester Student with power feed problems   , came with TTA , unused Pratt 4 jaw chuck , face plate , travelling steady , Pratt 3 jaw and some other bits and bobs . 

So today was spent moving it , I fit into the van no bother , well I did have to take a fair bit of  kit out ,but it went in . 



Putting it in was no bother , getting it out took a bit more effort  :dremel:

Some cribbing ,jacks and chains  :dremel:




knocked up a ground anchor .


 

Then winched here out  :med:




All good fun  


Rob 

[DaveH]

Well those flag stones came in handy  
Good lathe's them, spent many a time swearing at them   I'm just bad.
So it is out of the van .................. now what?
 
DaveH

[RobWilson]

Hi Dave

Move it to the rear of the house , then a good wire brush and Dettol  lol 


Rob 

[EdK]

Hi Rob,

Nice lathe, looks stout. Are all of the parts there or is it missing the tailstock, apron and cross slide?

Ed

[Vinny]

... and lead screw

[f350ca]

Nice score, I had the same one.

[Mayhem]

...and feed shaft

I'm sure Rob bought this because he was worried that I may have more non-working machines than he does. Your shed must be like the Tardis

[stevec]

Ah, the Tardis and it's many  "doctors" . Among his (their)  many companions Nyssa was my fav.


Steve

[RobWilson]

Cheers Lads  :lol: :lol: :lol:

No parts missing lads , I took it apart at work to see what was buggered ,also to lighten it a bit .

Well thats enough heaving and hauling for today , I think this maybe my alfresco lathe  




I see the problem  , looks a canny job  

 


The other doodads that came with the lathe . 




Some solid carbide long reach ball end mills and a selection of carbide insert milling cutters , with spare inserts  and screws . 




A rather nice 9x9x9 angle plate and wee tilting angle plate , most of the gear has the usual workshop oil and dust coating that just wipes off . 



Not a bad £100 spent  :)


Rob 

[Mayhem]