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tidying up my churchill redman CM lathe

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dawesy:
Yeah it's bigger than I thought but I've been told a big lathe is never a problem but you can have one too small. There is some wear and marks on the ways to be fair but most  seem to be under the chuck so shouldn't be an issue. I think most of the work this lathe has done has been on the faceplate rather than the chuck.
Need a quick change tool post and some cutting tools so I'm on the look out :)
Also need to decide what I'm doing regarding the motor.

dawesy:
not updated in a while but ive not been slacking.
lathe is all back together and the inverter should be here this week.
so heres some pictures :)
threading gearbox




three jaw


the carriage


all back together



still got to decide what to do with the hand wheels and levers. not sure whether to make new from stainless or chemically blacken them, they have some pits in them so not sure that polishing will work very well.
cant wait to get started now.
i have a couple of guide bushes to make for the apron as one was missing and the other was quite worn. they hold and guide the feed shaft. they are made from brass or bronze so should be a good first project.
thanks for looking

stirling lad:
cracking job lee..well done... :drool:
are the photo's it now part of tony's list?

...Mike..

dawesy:
Hi mike. I linked tony to the images for him to use so possibly.
It's getting some use now and working well ( just the novice at the controls that's the problem :D )

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