Axminster CQ 6230B

[Olderisbetter]

Got a shot at a Axminster CQ6230B lathe I think it might just be badged for Axminster, this one is dar from perfect due to bad storage but it's single phase and Has a few bits with it.

 

[MattF]

Unless that's dirt cheap & you're wanting a project, I'd be tempted to give that a miss. You've some work on, fettling that.

 

[addjunkie]

Got a shot at a Axminster CQ6230B lathe I think it might just be badged for Axminster, this one is dar from perfect due to bad storage but it's single phase and Has a few bits with it.View attachment 494147

Generic far eastern machine. Chester warco etc geared head machines. In good nick they will do a jib for you and come normally with all the extras missing in olderBritish machines

Any lathe is better than non, but it would need to be very cheap for me to take a punt.

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[Olderisbetter]

@addjunkie and @MattF it will be dirt cheap "sub 200" and I just need a lathe to learn on so I think it's an OK deal

 

[Gavlar]

At under £200 it's got to be worth a punt. You can learn a lot about how it works on the journey to getting it fettled.

 

[Olderisbetter]

At under £200 it's got to be worth a punt. You can learn a lot about how it works on the journey to getting it fettled.

I can see various tooling by it in another cabinet so I need to take a few boxes and sort out what is with it

 

[Ton-up]

Definately. DRO on it as well.

Buy it, polish it up and get it going and sell it for a grand..

 

[MattF]

@addjunkie and @MattF it will be dirt cheap "sub 200" and I just need a lathe to learn on so I think it's an OK deal

You can't really go wrong then, especially if there's tooling with it.

 

[addjunkie]

You can't really go wrong then, especially if there's tooling with it.

At that miney Im inclined to agree, get it bought.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Well I've been there today and had a clear up ready to pick up the lathe, the amount of bits in boxes unsorted was scary but the good news is I opened the lathe cabinet and and the unused 4 jaw chuck was there and 2 steady things, I found an indexing head and spare discs for it that needs a clean up but atmleast it's saved now.

 

[500e]

+1 a good buy
Have its brother, look for the red tool box (oil can, spanners, allen keys and if it has foot break spare break shoes) and the leveling screw floor plates
Note my tool holder rack on left Some one was discussing them the other day
Good to find steady's, may be face plate, collet adapter and small milling adapter
Sorry it is clean for those that like swarf up to bed height

 

[brightspark]

Definately. DRO on it as well.

Buy it, polish it up and get it going and sell it for a grand..

to some even bigger mug

 

[Olderisbetter]

It's coming home, 2.of usmanaged to move it near the door on 2 tubes I think.it is about 350kg but the should be 6 of us on Sunday.

 

[addjunkie]

It's coming home, 2.of usmanaged to move it near the door on 2 tubes I think.it is about 350kg but the should be 6 of us on Sunday.

Moving and lifting very different unless you have a ramp. Or a tail lift

 

[500e]

Lucky neighbor has fork lift.
But I have used wrecking bar and wood blocks/planks
Found all the bits @addjunkie
Give it a service, change oils, check all bits under end cover

 

[addjunkie]

Lucky neighbor has fork lift.
But I have used wrecking bar and wood blocks/planks
Found all the bits @addjunkie
Give it a service, change oils, check all bits under end cover

Mine arrived on a hiab lorry. Offloaded on to a sheet of ply through my shed door. Then skates into position. 20 minutes Hiab lorry was away.

 

[Smallfry]

It's coming home, 2.of usmanaged to move it near the door on 2 tubes I think.it is about 350kg but the should be 6 of us on Sunday.

Lifting it into you shed/garage/lean to is the hardest bit, unless it it flat and easy access.

Had to get mine up a 35 degree grassy slope

 

[Olderisbetter]

Picked it up today, made a pallet thing half way up with grab points and 6 of us lifted into and out of the big van

 

[Gavlar]

Worth noting (if you didn't know already) Grizzly in the US sell the far eastern generic lathes under their own brand name. Yours looks like this one;

www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-12-x-36-gunsmithing-metal-lathe/g0750g

though there are several very similar, just different lengths and swings.

They have an online library of manuals if you need one. They tend to be more detailed than the Chester/Warco offerings for the same machine.

They are a free download.

Here is a link to the manual;

www.grizzly.com/products/documents/g0750g

They a dead handy resource for even the older Chinese machines IF you can identify their equivalent model number

 

[Olderisbetter]

Worth noting (if you didn't know already) Grizzly in the US sell the far eastern generic lathes under their own brand name. Yours looks like this one;

www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-12-x-36-gunsmithing-metal-lathe/g0750g

though there are several very similar, just different lengths and swings.

They have an online library of manuals if you need one. They tend to be more detailed than the Chester/Warco offerings for the same machine.

They are a free download.

Here is a link to the manual;

www.grizzly.com/products/documents/g0750g

Thanks I will grab a manual and have a read