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Thread: Just bought myfirst lathe now what?
22/12/2009 22:27:30
Photo 1 wasn't mine (ebay picture)
 
Stripped and clean the motor today before firing it up, it was full of fluff, dust etc. Should have a nice busy christmas between the garage and reading the new book ;o)
 

 

22/12/2009 14:44:41
Posted by DRG MIMechE on 22/12/2009 13:59:02:
Hi Stephen
You look to have done a very nice job of your lathe, I hope you will tackel the drill.
 
 
 Hi
 
Thanks for that, the drill is next on the list, but I need to turn a piece to hold the return spring for the drill in place......the old one seems to have been removed.
 
 
 
 
22/12/2009 11:35:08
Hi all,
 
Thanks for the responses, I've been on the net and bought a copy of The Amatures Lathe by L H Sparey for a bit of bed time reading.
 
Its only 10 or so years since I've used a lathe in anger, but that was in 6th form when I was teaching the D&T teacher how to use one ( along with the milling machine, Tig and Mig Welders, great fun teaching the Teacher!!) but that was only basic screw cutting, knurling and reducing. 
 
as was
 

is now, better dont you think?
 
20/12/2009 23:51:43
Hi all
 
I've been following the forum for a while now and have finally purchased my first lathe off good old ebay. Its a Boxford CSB of 1960's vintage. The lathe its self seems in good nick but with a god awful coat of green paint.
 
So after a thoroughly good stripdown repaint and reassembley its looking pretty good.
 
Just a couple of quick questions though:-
*are spares for the CSB readily avalible?
*can you manafacture or adapt the saddle to accept a milling head?
*what is a good first project besides basic turning......
 
Cheers Steve
 
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