Luckily, this little machine has not lived too much abuse.
Dismantling, cleaning and re-painting it was all it needed.
It has 300mm swing, 550mm between centres, a 35mm spindle bore and a MT
2 tailstock. |
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I fitted a frequency inverter to it, giving a spindle speed range from
5 to 2000 rpm. This is a real boon, especially for screw cutting! |
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Thank god, it came complete with all the collets and change gears (no,
unfortunately it has not got a Norton gearbox on it..) |
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And I have got various chucks and a faceplate for it. I have even got
a dividing attachment, but I never used it. Yes the small item on the
r.h.s. is a toothbrush - ideal for cleaning the threads before screwing a
chuck onto the spindle! |
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Travelling and fixed steady are also sometimes useful... |
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...as is a range of reamers and taps & dies |
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Of course, we need some measuring equipment. |
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and a number of cutting tools. |
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For quick change and adjustment of the latter, I think there is
nothing like the Multifix tool holder! |
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