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Miktre	26/09/2011 08:19:15
2 forum posts	Hi guys Came across `this site while looking for Colchester lathe spares. Does anyone know where I can get a new cross slide screw and nut for my 1970's Bantam? Cheers MIke
Ian Parkin	27/09/2011 11:53:19
1174 forum posts 303 photos	Hello Mike I had teh same problem with my colchester student I bought a length of acme LH thread of the same pitch and diameter and a bronze nut and made one to suit. I bought it from http://www.moore-international.com/index.html Very helfull and reasonable prices Ian
mgnbuk	27/09/2011 13:25:53
1394 forum posts 103 photos	Have you tried Colchester ? Spares Tel: +44 (0) 1924 412603 Fax: +44 (0) 1924 415008 Email: [email protected] Regards, Nigel B.
blowlamp	27/09/2011 13:39:36
1885 forum posts 111 photos	Posted by Nigel Barraclough on 27/09/2011 13:25:53: Have you tried Colchester ? Spares Tel: +44 (0) 1924 412603 Fax: +44 (0) 1924 415008 Email: [email protected] Regards, Nigel B. ...And make sure you're sitting down when they tell you the price. This place might also be worth contacting if you get stuck http://www.latheparts.co.uk/ Martin.
Ian Parkin	27/09/2011 13:41:54
1174 forum posts 303 photos	I had assumed you had tried colchester my parts were in the region of £ 400 the parts from moores were < £100
Tony Brazier	27/09/2011 18:01:08
2 forum posts	Hi I have just brought nuts and screws for my Tom Senior x & y axis from Roton in USA £175 delivered. Arrived in 4 days. Tony
Miktre	28/09/2011 02:46:13
2 forum posts	Thanks for your responses guys. yes, I have tried colchester and several suppliers that must also supply their parts. 416.00 pounds (no VAT) and 65.00 pounds frieght. My jaw fell to the floor. I can have a precision engineer here custom make a "one off" for less than half that cost. I am waiting for one more supplier's price from the UK and then will probably get my local guy to make one for me. I thought an "off the shelf" item might have been a bit cheeper?? Cheers Mike
mgnbuk	28/09/2011 19:42:51
1394 forum posts 103 photos	I missed the bit in the original post that said that the OEM had the parts available but that they were too expensive Machine tool parts are always expensive - industrial machines particularly so. But the manufacturer can still supply the parts you require for your 40ish year old machine & they should go straight in, be made of the originally specified materials & to original tolerances & accuracies. The thread will most like be thread milled or thread rolled & may have been ground & the nut threaded with a special tap that initially roughs the thread undersize then finishes it (think of two taps joined together axially, with the first being a bit undersize & the thread being continuous). As you say, there are cheaper options. WMH & Raine sell rolled acme screw stock by the metre in various sizes, leads & both hands. Bronze nut blanks to suit also. Depending on how worn your screw is you could re-cut the thread to remove the wear & make a new nut to suit the re-cut thread - minimal outlay with that route (you could do it on your machine by locking the cross-slide & using the compound suitably positioned) & one used by a machine tool refurbishing company I was seconded to during my apprentice days. Regards, Nigel B.

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