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Having spent some time cleaning/dismantling etc I've realised there are a few things that i need to add to the machine and I'm hoping that someone can help with this. in terms of where i can source the parts...

Firstly a milling table, do i need an Emco original or are there other suppliers whose products could be attached ?

Ditto for a back plate.

A collet chuck for the lathe itself, again are there generic makes that i could buy for this, should i look at a one that attaches to a back plate or directly to the spindle ?

I seem to be missing some of the black screws that are used to attach the 4 jaw chuck to the spindle - do these have some sort of generic designation ?

Thanks in advance !

@Howard/Graham

Thanks for the tips - I'll have a look at some of these titles if they're still available.

At the moment I'm dismantling, cleaning and lubricating the machine as i think its been sitting in a shed for a couple of years unused. Once thats done i'll pick a small project just to familiarise myself with the working s a nd see how it goes from there !

Thankyou for the offer. The lathe actually came with the original manual but it only covers the lathe not the milling attachment.

I'm a keen modeller but have never really done any metalwork until now . I 've just bought a second hand emco 5 with milling attachment and a set of ER collets plus the holder that looks like it should attach to the drill press. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to remove the drill chuck - could someone help me out please ?

Also can anyone recommend a good book to help me get started - at this stage even the terminology is new to me.

I'm sure i'll be adding more daft questions as i explore the new toy !