Author Topic: My new scrap lathe , Colchester Student (Read 21347 times)

RobWilson · « **on:** March 07, 2015, 01:47:21 PM »

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

Some cribbing ,jacks and chains

knocked up a ground anchor .

Then winched here out

All good fun

Rob

vtsteam · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2015, 02:08:14 PM »

Whoa.....majoproject upcoming!

mcostello · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2015, 02:14:56 PM »

Like Your ground anchor!

vtsteam · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2015, 02:39:17 PM »

I do wish you'd taken a video of when you put the pedal to the metal and peeled out.

steampunkpete · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2015, 03:11:07 PM »

Do you have a box full of the missing parts or are you going to have to hunt them down?

Manxmodder · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2015, 03:17:13 PM »

Quote from: vtsteam on March 07, 2015, 02:39:17 PM

I do wish you'd taken a video of when you put the pedal to the metal and peeled out.

The industrial scale version of the tablecloth and crockery trick

....OZ.

doubleboost · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2015, 03:33:02 PM »

Was the lamp post not strong enough

John

dawesy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2015, 04:11:18 PM »

Wish I could have done that with the Churchill. Maxed out the 350kg position on the engine crane getting just the bare bed off the truck

Good work. Be good to see this running again.

awemawson · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2015, 04:13:12 PM »

That was my first lathe - a Round Head Student - sounded like a bag of nails but was actually very serviceable. They all seem to have noisy head stocks as the gears are straight cut. So long as the main spindle bearings are ok it should be fine, but they are Gamet and there are (or were) no equivalents, and were £600 a pop back in the 1970's

They are opposed tapers, but the rollers are hollow cylinders and I had one that had collapsed and knocked a chunk out of the raceway. Fortunately found a s/h one.

Manxmodder · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2015, 04:42:12 PM »

Large Gamet hollow roller headstock bearing advertised on ebay. Not sure what model it's for....OZ.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gamet-166101XN1-166161XN1-C2-Taper-Roller-Bearing-Ex-Harrison-Lathe-Works-/360603940979

Jonfb64 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 08, 2015, 04:04:54 AM »

That's a great find and only £100. I'm looking forward to the rebuild.

Don't forget

RobWilson · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2015, 04:52:15 AM »

Quote from: dawesy on March 07, 2015, 04:11:18 PM

Wish I could have done that with the Churchill. Maxed out the 350kg position on the engine crane getting just the bare bed off the truck
Good work. Be good to see this running again.

Hi Lee , what flavour Churchill lathe do you have ? I have a Churchill/Redmans mk3 Cub

Rob

hermetic · « **Reply #12 on:** March 08, 2015, 06:34:49 AM »

Hi Rob, thats just like mine! I have the two speed motor model, you did VERY well with the TTA, look at this!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Taper-Turning-Attachment-for-Colchester-Student-or-Master-Roundhead-Lathe-/121587610408?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c4f2fb328

If you need a manual/parts list, I can send you the PDF. phildothermeticat langtoftdotnet

RobWilson · « **Reply #13 on:** March 08, 2015, 06:44:18 AM »

Hi Phil

PM sent

Blood hell how much

, mined mine is not as shiny at that one on the box ,but it will be

. As you say not bad for £100

, I did get a few other bits and bobs as well

Rob

hermetic · « **Reply #14 on:** March 08, 2015, 06:55:54 AM »

Manual is incoming! TTA's are ott expensive and tbh you could make one for less than that! I have tried to buy one in the past, but most are incomplete. I paid £180 for my student, some years ago granted, but a smaller lathe stood next to it made over £400 at the same auction. The difference is that the smaller one was manhandled into the back of a van by two blokes, people see the student as much more heavy, and heavy machinery, especially if it is three phase, tends to make less. Luckily I have three phase!
Phil

hermetic · « **Reply #15 on:** March 08, 2015, 07:05:22 AM »

Hi Rob, average price for a travelling steady is about £75...........you did VERY well!
Phil

tekfab · « **Reply #16 on:** March 08, 2015, 08:04:55 AM »

I'm sure a man of your calliper will soon have it running even better than this :

Mike

awemawson · « **Reply #17 on:** March 08, 2015, 09:20:53 AM »

Oh boy, having watched that video I now feel totally inadequate

vtsteam · « **Reply #18 on:** March 08, 2015, 09:58:50 AM »

"Man of your caliper", I like that!

RobWilson · « **Reply #19 on:** March 08, 2015, 11:47:29 AM »

Cheers Lads

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

RobWilson · « **Reply #20 on:** March 08, 2015, 11:58:40 AM »

Quote from: hermetic on March 08, 2015, 06:55:54 AM

Manual is incoming! TTA's are ott expensive and tbh you could make one for less than that! I have tried to buy one in the past, but most are incomplete. I paid £180 for my student, some years ago granted, but a smaller lathe stood next to it made over £400 at the same auction. The difference is that the smaller one was manhandled into the back of a van by two blokes, people see the student as much more heavy, and heavy machinery, especially if it is three phase, tends to make less. Luckily I have three phase!
Phil

Hi Phil ,

Cheers for the manual

,I wonder why TTA are so over priced , its not an attachment thats commonly used .

I will need to make a fixed steady

, I need one for the Cub lathe so needing two gives a good excuse for a bit casting

Quote from: Manxmodder on March 07, 2015, 03:17:13 PM

Quote from: vtsteam on March 07, 2015, 02:39:17 PM
I do wish you'd taken a video of when you put the pedal to the metal and peeled out.

The industrial scale version of the tablecloth and crockery trick ....OZ.

Rob

Brass_Machine · « **Reply #21 on:** March 08, 2015, 12:01:36 PM »

Very nice haul for the money Rob! Looks like a simple fix?

Eric

RobWilson · « **Reply #22 on:** March 08, 2015, 12:03:44 PM »

Quote from: Brass_Machine on March 08, 2015, 12:01:36 PM

Very nice haul for the money Rob! Looks like a simple fix?

Eric

Aye it should be an interesting fix Eric , aye not a bad haul but not keen on the colour of the lathe

Rob

vtsteam · « **Reply #23 on:** March 08, 2015, 12:17:57 PM »

Love the solidity and all the curves on this era machine. You knlow it's going to be a handsome addition to the shop when it is finished.

What the he... was that gear a worm wheel, or is it just stripped into that shape?

RussellT · « **Reply #24 on:** March 08, 2015, 01:18:29 PM »

Great value Rob. You could put some of those bits on ebay and have a lathe for less than nothing.

But - another project - have you finished the CNC mill and the forge yet?

Russell

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