Drawbar

A machine of this vintage would be likely to have tooling with a 3/8 BSW thread.

I had a Rodney with my ML7, but probably was too ambitious and was appalled by the lack of rigidity of the ML7.

So would advocate only taking light cuts. A useful bit of kit, none the less.

Enjoy yourself, you have some nice machinery there!

Howard

My mill came with no draw bar, my first cutter came with a 10 mm draw bar, but the collet chuck I got needed a 3/8" draw bar, and I cut the heads off two bolts, and welded them end to end as a temporary measure,(twenty five years ago.

Ian S C

I thought that might be the case. By ‘a bit snug’ do you mean it needs a ‘mechanical assister’ to fit and extract?

Would a suitable reamer solve the problem?

I think 3/8” and 5/16” drawbars were an issue with some older and smallish milling machines, IIRC. I expect there are 8mm threaded drawbars available, too?

It'll go in with a push but would be a sod to get out. Reamer would be an option but I've found a place with MT2 collets with 3/8" thread.

Wrong thread, sorry

Edited By Meunier on 28/04/2018 21:26:55

I've dodged the curse so far. NVR fitted, leadscrew cover plate fitted, I've made lots of thick aluminium thinner and made a spacer for the tool post as the handle locked in a position I didnt like. I've also made a new stem/head and stem extension for my fly tying vice. Mrs is moaning about me treading swarf through the house so I must be doing something right.

Eh?

'Scuse me but I used mine as an on/off for 15 years on a Speed 10 with no trouble whatever...

An' at time of writing at any rate, I'm still alive. :D

That's what I thought and I have a new Dewhurst all ready to fit as part of my geriatric nostalgia trip.

What Wattage motor does it like? Quarter or third? I am still searching for that silent motor, so all I will hear is the V belt joint going through the pulleys.

Dreamy

I've a tenuous idea that it was a 1/2 hp motor. It looked a lot like the motor on the OP's pics. But I got rid in 2015 in favour of the Warco I have now, which has better capability, and I never noted it properly - it seemed adequate.

I am dithering, these look to be in the ball park...

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Should I reasonably expect the quarter to be appreciably quieter than the third?

Wouldn't expect it to make much difference in that range.

Lots of other noises from a lathe that's actually cutting metal...