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doubleboost:
Hi
I have just acuired a boxford AUD mark 2 long bed lathe
It was stripped down in to its main parts so i put all i could carry in the back of my car .
I will have to wait untill next week end to get thew bed and stand.
It all seems in good concition (the odd nut and bolt ar missing as it has been stripped for 10 years)
The machine is imperial (i like thous).
It is 3 phase so i will be needing advice on inverters , i converted my bantam to single phase and regret doing so.
on the down side i broke my finger :( :( :( :( :( at work
Brass_Machine:
Cr@p! Sorry about the finger!
The lathe however is going to be nice. The parts you have so far look to be decent quality.
BTW... What is that in the background of the second to the last picture? Have I seen it before? Looks like a cylinder...
Eric
Stilldrillin:
That looks in very nice condition...... Well done! :clap:
Apart from the finger......
I hope all components are soon happily sorted/ assembled/ healed. :thumbup:
David D
Bluechip:
--- Quote from: Brass_Machine on August 01, 2010, 09:17:04 PM ---Cr@p! Sorry about the finger!
The lathe however is going to be nice. The parts you have so far look to be decent quality.
BTW... What is that in the background of the second to the last picture? Have I seen it before? Looks like a cylinder...
Eric
--- End quote ---
I noticed that too, Eric ... not a cylinder, but two in a Vee Twin I think ...
Somewhat like a fairly large design by John Haining, but not sure ..
Dave BC
raynerd:
Hi, nice find!
I have a Boxford Model A and I`ve just started to strip mine down and clean it up as it doesn`t seem to have been done in 50 years. Looks at your photos, mine looks identical! Here my thread: http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=1231.0
It seems a great lathe. Mine was single phase but I`ve managed to source a Brooke Crompton 3 Phase motor which is a direct replacement and have just purchased a 1hp inverter and pendant off Gavin on homeworkshop. He seems to have a lot of inverters for sale and considering they are ready to go and come with a pendant I think the prices are very reasonable. They don`t go for much less on ebay auctions (more at Buy Now) and most of the time they are listed as not working. Here is the thread on wiring the inverter - it hasn`t arrived yet but some questions have been answered and you may find it useful. http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=3420.0
Does your threee phase motor say that it is 230v and can be wired Delta?
Chris
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