pre b type drummond lathe resoration

hi i'm new to this site sorry if this is posted in the wrong section.

i have acquired a pre b type drummond lathe for restoration in quite good condition. i would just like a bit of help regarding the headstock shaft, bearings, backplate and the chuck.

any help with posting some pictures would be great . thanks Jason

Welcome aboard Jason.

The low-down on posting pictures is HERE

Neil

Welcome Jason,

There are plenty here who an help you with anything you need to know. I own one too and am in the (slow!) process of 100% restoring it, screw by screw and bolt by bolt. Lovely machines the are, really well made.

Look forward to your pictures. My coincidence, you wouldn't be the new member of the Drummond lathe yahoo group asking for advise today / yesterday? Very useful place, if a little hard to navigate the messages.

Regards, Ralph

Thirty years ago I acquired a Drummond 4" 'A-type' round bed lathe. I corresponded with Professor Chaddock, who seemed to be the 'Model Engineer' expert at the time.

I didn't use it much and sold it after a year or so.

I have a photocopy of the little handbook, a booklet of special attachments and a Drummond booklet on lathework dated 1938.

Do you want them for the price of postage?

If so. pm me (this is an expression I read on forums but I don't know how it works so I will wait to see what happens, if anything).

Hello Merlin,

The intials PM stand for Personal Message

At the bottom of your posting there are a number of selection choices, the first of which is---Message Member.

If Jason clicks on that he is taken to a different part of the forum and can compose a message to send you which then goes into your Inbox. Depending on how you have organised things that may of may not trigger an email to the email address you have quoted for contact to alert you to a message in your Inbox.

If you have not chosen to be alerted in this way you will have to login when revisiting the Forum when you will see your Inbox sign flashing. Any messages will be in there for you to read and act upon.

I hope that clarifies things for you

Brian

Thanks for the explanation