Member postings for Darren Reid

Hi DC31K another great suggestion, I just checked the change gear table and it was originally designed with metric included with the 127t gear as you stated.

Hi folks thank you for all the very useful information and suggestions. In response to Dave I just had a quick search on forum and there are a few members with the same lathe. It was also called a Denham Junior, Chris Blight has restored one recently. I have access to sheet metal tools so my plan was to cut out the outer profile with plasma cutter. Then roll the sides to required profile and tack and weld together. I can turn locating sleeves on lathe. I have used mount card in the past to create templates, it is about 1mm thick but holds it shape well and can be hot glue guned together.

I may have to go down that route if I don't get any further responses to my post. It will be a case of CAD "cardboard aided design" Ady

Hi Ady, thank you for that it dose look similar to my lathe but the headstock is different. I do not know if the guards would be the same ? I have attached a image I found on Google of the guard I need.

Edited By Darren Reid on 13/11/2022 10:06:25

Belt guard.

Hi David and Michael

Thank you for the welcome and the swift replies Yes David I have been on the "lathes" site which is an excellent resource. Michael hopefully now with your advice I will be able to post photos.

Hi all I have recently joined. I own a Henry Milnes DF4 lathe (Denham Junior), I bought the lathe almost 30 years ago when I started college. It belonged to the workshop technicians father who had recently passed away, he estimated that it was probably dated from late 1940s. It has served me well over the years. My problem is that change wheel guards are missing. (Part 4/ 596 and 4/597) It has been like this since I bought it, but now I would like to replace them and give the lathe a overhaul and a new coat of paint. Would anyone with the same lathe be able to draw around the profile of the guards and provide some measurements so I could manufacture them? I did post this on Facebook group machinist museum but unfortunately no response. Thanks Darren

II have parts manual but I can't workout how to attach relevant page