boxford 10 XX lathe

hi all, Alex here from New Zealand.I've just acquired a Boxford STS 10-20 lathe.It has been partly stripped down for re painting and the name plates etc removed. I've been in touch with boxford spares UK but they no longer stock those items.I'm hoping there will be members out there with similar lathes who could send me good resolution photos of the name plates on the front.i could then get a signmaker to reproduce them over here.Boxford were commonly in use in our high schools but nowadays no one covers them in NZ

I have not got a Boxford to photograph for you but welcome along.

Hi Alex, I have two boxford X10 lathes, great machines. Name plates seem to be an issue, mine are missing too.

It would be nice to have them even though they add nothing to performance lol.

Welcome along.

Mick

Alex, If you don't get a response try putting "Boxford SST 10 " in the keyword search box above and message the posters - hope fully you will get a response.

Look at **LINK** not a Hi resolution image but it may help.

Good luck with your project

John

PS where are you in NZ ?

Thank you for the image ,its by far the best I've seen so far.I'll save to a memory stick and take to a signwriter to see if he can reproduce the plates.

I live in Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand.I too am approaching retirement having worked at many things but principally motorcycle repairs. I worked for a time in my early 30s at a RENOLDS factory where I learned about english production machinery and the expat englishmen who came here in the"Thatcher era ".They were heavily into Unions and could only do certain types of work they had been trained for i.e Fitter Turner or Fitter Welder .Consequently when the elderly machines stopped or broke down I was called in as a general mechanic to find out how to fix it... I loved it. I went on to be a Maintenance Fitter for a while and bought my first hobby lathe a Boxford Model B c.1953 .Older than me but I've learnt even more off it and its still helping me fix up the STS I bought as a retirement project.Its only date surviving on the machine is in the electrical switch cover 1987.

I've converted it to run off an inverter as my home workshop only has 230v single phase and I didnt want to use another single phase underpowered motor again after finding the shortfalls on the model B.

Its brilliant to see Englishmen still doing things.Both my parents came here as assisted immigrants in 1946 and some of my brothers have been back To visit the places they told us about.

Hi Alex, I have a 11-30 industrial with the 9 speed gearbox and screw cutting gearbox 12 ratios.

Not sure if they are the same feeds etc but you can see them on lathes.co.uk under modern Boxfords.

If there are any plates the same I can send you photos no problem. 👍

PS. Just read the specs and I think you have the same screw cutting and feeds but a 6 speed spindle gearbox ?

Edited By Julian Lockyear on 10/07/2019 23:35:52

Could the Lathes UK website provide any images that could be copied, (with permission )?

Howard