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I'll answer that for you, as Nigel has'nt yet.

All Triumph twin alloy c/heads with a stub, ie push over exhausts, were threaded into the head. Stopped in 71 with the advent of the retrograde step of push in exhausts.

Nice little earner back in the day for me, converting push in heads to push over heads. All done on a Colchester Student with the tool post removed, a jig bolted to the top slide and drilled and tapped from the headstock.

Must of done nearly a hundred heads....

Please do not swear on this forum, it is rude. Words like "woodworking" should be refrained from being used.

Thank you.

Welcome.

17 mil views. For a sound check. That is how great SRV was.

He's joshin'. Havin' a laugh........

Looks like a Boxford to me.

The removable cranked handle should do the cross feed and the vise too. Another sq key tool and that's it on a Boxford for EVERY adjustment.

You are not the first and you will not be the last.

Join the club.

Though it's nowhere near as bad as the old "leave a lathe chuck key in the chuck" chestnut.........

Yes, pull them all out, measure them and replace with proper ball oilers as per original spec. Not expensive. RDG do imperial ones, Arc do metric ones. Generally either 1/4" or 6mm.

Just noticed that. Jason is correct, that will pop out once the parting off tool actually started cutting. Dangerous.

I'd say the pulley inside the headstock has grease or such like on it from the back gear assy and the belt is just slipping on the pulley and hence no drive once you start machining.

Windy,

re the above post - "like" button pressed.

The Schkoda is hilarious.

Nice one!

Concur.

Can be horrible. But i also machine it dry.

Contact Amal Carburettors. They also own SU, Zenith, solex, amongst others. Part of the Burlen Fuel Group.

They also make one-off stuff. Their equipment is bang up to date and their products are better than ever in quality.

They will have the tooling to make 3" needles.

Concur. Insane.

Guidelines to follow;

Always part off as close to the chuck as possible.

A 4 jaw is better than a 3 jaw for work holding if possible.

If using a QCTP, move the topslide in the direction of the tailstock, so the actual parting tool is over the cross slide.

Lock everything down that does not need to move.

Edit;

i have made 19 Dickson type tool holders for my Bison toolpost, inc 2 parting off tool holders, all for my Boxford.

They all work, and they all do not move.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 15/10/2018 07:04:29

shaper...

Concur.

The paste & the thick liquid does not go off.

My paste is still late 20th century...

Wot he said.

Me being the weirdo that i am, i went backwards and fitted brass knurled screws which i prefer and know that nothing has moved.

9 times out of 10 will be the clutch. Like a pr of brake shoes. Less than a tenner out here for a quality set.

Yeah i know, very very nice.

I was going to reply, but Bazyle has said everything and more perfectly. +1. Keep the grease for your Harleys, it has no place on or near a lathe. Nice Shovel in the background by the way....

As others have noted above, Vertex is a proud brand name going back to the 70's, that made and still does make, quality machine tooling & accessories. In Taiwan and not mainland China. I have never ever seen a crap product with the Vertex name on it. And some of it is outstanding value for money. My 6" HV Rotab with the tailstock & dividing plate kit as accessories, has done a helluva lot of work in the last 25 odd years of ownership.

Highly recommended.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 26/09/2018 09:57:52

Edited By thaiguzzi on 26/09/2018 09:58:18