Member postings for Gary Maynard

Great advice Brian thanks for your lengthy and informative reply, I keep my eye on ebay of course but many on there are way past being of any accurate use and i want something to use for a long time reliably. Im quite happy to get an older machine provided its had light use or been looked after i just need to be patient. A milling machine for me is not an essential item but i can think of so many uses for that it just is too tempting to resist.

Gary

I dont think i would have the heart to scrap it but it is now taking up space so i need to find a home for it i just for the life of me cant think of a use for it myself.

Thanks for replies guys im now wondering if i can find any use for it ... it seems a shame to scrap it as its probably 100 years old or so. Without compatible tailstocks/fittings i guess its going to be tricky mounting anything on it although the top surface is parallel

Hi this stand came with a lathe i purchased but was not matched to the lathe (60s) i suspect it may be the bed and stand of a wood lathe but it looks over engineered fo that is is very heavy

any help appreciated

Thanks to all the kind replies , I have updated my profile to replect where im based but have not joined any local clubs yet but that is a thought.

I really do want a mill and a myford or even a Raglan (rare) would be perfect , at the moment buget is limited at the present but hopefully that will change. When it comes to it i will definately be asked advice on here when i find a suitible one, the trouble is there are plenty of mills for sale but some need alot of work to make then acurate again and that is something i dont wish to be involved with.

I'll be honest and model engineering is not really why im here i tend to be more involved in restoration of old machinery/vehicles but having looked at the information on the forums for quite a while there is a lot of content that i find very useful.

From observation everone on here seems very friendly and helpful so I hope that an 'outsider' can fitr in, who know i may be conviced to start making things on a smaller scale!

regards

Gary

Hi real newbie question I have a Raglan mk2 lathe and in the process of setting it up in my workshop, It has a 3ph motor and i already had a single phase to 3 phase converter but as its a 440v motor this will mean running it at 2/3 the speed . Do you think this is an issue or should i go the single phase motor route to get maximum speed ? I have read that 3ph motors produce a better cut i that true ?

The only lathes I have experience of have been 3ph

Great thanks just ran out of discs!

Hi Gary here from portsmouth, i have a small lathe (raglan) and looking for a milling machine at some point just here to gain knowledge and help where i can. Background is mostly car and bike restoration but wanting to get into more machining activities