Member postings for Malcolm Thomason

Morning Bo'sun,

The catalogue photo shows two tee slots on the cross slide so, hopefully , the actual production machine should have them. Not a particular fan as the cross slide can tighten up when something is bolted to the cross slide. I know my old Myford certainly did.

I'll keep looking.

Cheers,

Malcolm.

Thanks for the welcoming words and your views on gear vs belt drives.

I've been sceptical about Chinese gear drives and had a belt drive Chester Craftsman before down-sizing to a garden shed, but have access to a larger Warco gear drive lathe and have found it fine and quiet.

I have been looking at the new Warco WM240B belt drive and may take the plunge on a new one.

If I need to turn something larger I can always use the bigger lathe.

In answer to Chris, I also like prewar bikes and have recently worked on a 1926 BSA L26, a 1928 500 SV and a 1930 500 Sloper, all of which successfully finished the Banbury Run this year. However, I turned down the offer of riding the Sloper as I prefer my bikes to have mirrors!

I did work on a coal fired (PF) station in my apprenticeship with ICI and I vowed never again! Nuclear for me.

all the best to you all and I'll update you on what I eventually buy.

Malcolm.

Hello all.

I'm Malcolm, from near Macclesfield, although an exile from North Lancs.

Retired ex power station engineer mainly interested in old motorbikes.

Having down-sized when we moved here I am now looking to get a smallish lathe for light hobby use. Warco/Chester belt drive or small geared drive e.g. BV20.

Any observations/offers greatly accepted.