Member postings for Benjamin Carr

Evening all. I've spent today stripping down the gearset on my Goodwin model makers' lathe. I am now at the point of removing the spindle and front gearshaft. However, I am unsure how to proceed. From watching videos of spindle removals on other lathes I believe that it is usual to tap the spindle out from left to right, with the spindle coming out of the chuck end. But I can't be sure, since Goodwins are rare and information on how to rebuild them is even rarer! I thought I would pick the brains of more knowledgeable folk, since although I am mechanically competent, I'd really like to be sure what I'm doing before I start hitting a 100-year-old lathe with a rubber mallet. Photos of the front shaft and spindle, along with the bronze taper bearings, can be found in my album "Goodwin "Progress" Stripdown And Rebuild". Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Keith, you, Sir, are a legend! I've looked and my lathe is almost certainly a Goodwin "Progress". Apparently the headstocks were of very strong construction and there aren't many of this lathe still around. I had noticed the gap bed and thought it unusual on a small lathe. Any idea where I would go to get more information? The mighty Google is flummoxed by it...

Thanks for that Bill. Seems I've finally cracked uploading photos. Looking forward to getting it going, whatever it is!

I've created an album. The photos are in there. If someone could let me know if they can actually see them that would be great.

I'll have a look Neil and try again. It's odd, the photos in my posts are showing clear as day on my computer. 'Tis black magic! And Mick, I'm planning on using the lathe to make robotics and radio-controlled car parts. And anything else that takes my fancy!

The closest thing to an identifying mark on the lathe is this number stamped into the end of the bed.

This is a close up of the toolpost.

The lathe has been partially restored. The gears need bushings and spacers as they currently run with a lot of slop, especially those on the rear shaft.

There are four holes beneath the chuck where I assume the original nameplate would have gone.

Thanks for the welcome gents. I am currently trying to work out how to upload photos onto the forum. And Brian, mechatronics is basically a combination of mechanical, electronic and computer engineering. MECHA from mechanical, and TRONICS from electronics. As you may be able to tell, the computing aspect is my weakest point!