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Rob.Wilson:

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--- Quote from: Rob.Wilson on August 02, 2010, 05:20:29 AM ---

Giz a lend of that Travelling steady so i can cast one :D

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...or two :ddb: :poke: :ddb: :poke: :ddb:

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Maybe :D :D :D

Dave , i was not skiving ::) me van has broke :) was waiting for recovery wagon :coffee:

Rob

Bluechip:
Ah! so the van was broke ....

A likely tale ...

My best one was .... a horse has eaten my motorbike ...... :lol: :lol:

Dave BC

doubleboost:
Got the rest of the lathe this week

I bought a 1 hp inverter drive from drives direct (got a good deal on a ebay auction)
The brook crompton motor was already wired in delta 220 volt mode

I wired it all up this morning after a bit play i read the set up instructions it works great of the remote pot & reverse switch.
I cant wait to get the cabinet painted so i can assemble the lathe .
I sold my bantam to fund this so now i have no lathe , it is a very strange feeling (a bit like having no cigaretts) :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

doubleboost:
I forgot to mention this has a 48 inch bed quite rare so i have been told (i dont think i will be using the full length )but you never know :D :D :D

raynerd:
Hi doubleboost. I was wondering if you could help me. I`ve got the Boxford Model A but it seems that the cross slide and compound slide, infact the hole of the saddle looks the same. I`m having problems with a grinding feeling during travel of the slides and also the cross slide has movement and a small gap of about 1mm appears between the graduated dial and the handle. I have been told that both slides run on a thrust bearing but when I dismantled mine there was no bearing that I could see unless I couldn`t tell that is what it was. Can you tell me, was there any bearings in your cross and compound slides? I can`t seem to find any exploded diagram of how the axis should be assembled so don`t know if it is incorrect or just worn. Someone has placed a washer on the cross slide to take up the slack so clearly that isn`t as it should be!

Any info on how yours went together would be great.

Chris

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