Colchester Triumph 2000 repairs and recomission

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vintageandclassicrepairs:
Hi All,
HI Andrew,
Point taken on the picture size, even though they seem reasonably sized when viewed on my desktop
I had reduced the image size as small as the digital camera would allow, I will resize them further down on the pc before adding the next episode
It would seem I bought a machine which led a fairly hard life :doh:
Although the main or expensive end of things look ok so far, ie all the gears are good,
I rebuilt the main motor with new bearings and the tensioner for the oil pump drive belt
It sounds a much quiter now :thumbup:
I am adding a filter unit between the pump and gearbox, and today hope to be powering up the machine again

Thanks for the responces
John

DavidA:
John,

..150+ views and no comments or responces :scratch:..

This is probably because the Triumph 2000 is an industrial machine and very few here will have one at home. So they can't easily relate to it.

I did use one on an almost daily basis at my last place of work and found it to be a very good machine. I particularly liked being able to simply pull up the clutch lever to engage reverse when I was cutting metric threads.

Only problem I can see with it is that the chucks are very heavy and grow more so as you get older.

No problem at work as I just asked one of the younger guys to lift them for me; Why else are they there ?

Dave.

awemawson:
OK it's a big lathe, but it's only like my Master 2500 that's been on a course of steroids :lol:

Pete W.:
NOTE TO SELF:

I do enjoy reading other people's posts, even (especially!?!?) when they describe machines I couldn't in a million years own myself or that I could never get into my 12' by 8' workshop.

Therefore, I must remember to post rather than lurk - after all, I like it when Mad Modders comment on my own posts, it's an encouragement.

vtsteam:
yup, pics too large discourage many of us from following and while I used to try to help reduce them to forum recommendations (800 pix wide or smaller) it just got too time consuming to do for people who didn't read up on what is appropriate. Also a commercial sounding nic makes it seem a commercially motivated project (even if it isn't) and may discourage feedback. Not a criticism, just reality of how things may be perceived.

It looks like a deep and good project, and I'm sure will be of interest to those involved in lathes of this type. Glad that you are posting a project of your own, and keep going. Takes awhile for people to get to know you sometimes. :beer:

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