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My new scrap lathe , Colchester Student
RobWilson:
--- 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
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Hi Phil ,
Cheers for the manual :thumbup: ,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 :dremel:
--- 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. :headbang:
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The industrial scale version of the tablecloth and crockery trick :lol: :lol:....OZ.
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Rob
Brass_Machine:
Very nice haul for the money Rob! Looks like a simple fix?
Eric
RobWilson:
--- 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
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Aye it should be an interesting fix Eric , aye not a bad haul but not keen on the colour of the lathe :lol: :lol:
Rob
vtsteam:
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. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
What the he... was that gear a worm wheel, or is it just stripped into that shape?
RussellT:
Great value Rob. You could put some of those bits on ebay and have a lathe for less than nothing. :bugeye:
But - another project - have you finished the CNC mill and the forge yet? :lol:
Russell
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