Right - I haven't been drinking - but I now need to work out how best to collect my new acquisition, then work out what's wrong with it....Biggest mistake I ever did was ask on here about buying a mill - comments about getting payed to take it awy, offers for the overarm, the vertical head etc. I dithered, left it, lost it. The guy who bought it thinks its fantastic, and he paid twice what I was offered it for.
Buy it...
That's a lovely clear manual you have there @6plyI repaired the Boxford lathe, kept it for a while and then sold it on.
On my lathe there were a couple of issues with the headstock gears. Firstly, the mechanism to slide the gear into/out of engagement was worn and had "popped out" from the groove it should have run in. This was easily repaired. Secondly, the sliding gear had been damaged - either through wear on the aforementioned part or abuse of the levered mechanism. This required some very careful repair (using a second lathe) to remedy.
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That is a boxford CSB, it is a threading lathe. Instead of a gearbox you use gear change wheels 18dp, hope you get some with it, if not I may have spare. There should be a thread chart on the end cover which tells which gears to use for various thread pitches, if you want to thread metric you need a combined 127t and 100t gear (photo of mine tomorrow if I don't forget).The offending article:
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Right - I haven't been drinking - but I now need to work out how best to collect my new acquisition, then work out what's wrong with it....
What have I done!!
It may actually be "Model C School Boxford."I intend to put my boxford CSB for sale in the near future, (boxford C Short Bed), It's a good lathe with screw cutting, I'm going to use it tomorrow for some BSW threading. Suppose transporting is the problem although without the stand it can be transported in an estate car.
Thanks @Pete. I will be asking lots of questions.I'd say you done alright.
Education dept must have been one of Horace Denfords best customers.It may actually be "Model C School Boxford."
We had 4 in our school back in the late 70's plus a selection of larger Harrisons, one of which tried to kill meEducation dept must have been one of Horace Denfords best customers.
By the look of it you've got a more recent model than the ancient one I used to own. Mine had the rear mounted motor and countershaft on a sliding rail system, whereas yours is hinged?The offending article:
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Yes it will, the bronze gear actuator in the gear groove will probably fall somewhere when you take the shaft out. stick in back in the gear groove with grease when reassembling, a bit tricky to line the hole in the bronze with the pin on the shaft but manageable.Do you happen to know if 108 and 153 really do extract to the outside of the casing, as it seem to indicate?
Thanks- yes it is- although I have not yet collected the lathe, so I may be mistaken.Yes it will, the bronze gear actuator in the gear groove will probably fall somewhere when you take the shaft out. stick in back in the gear groove with grease when reassembling, a bit tricky to line the hole in the bronze with the pin on the shaft but manageable.
Is this the broken pin that you spoke about before?
The bronze piece may be lost then, I can send a photo of a used one and you can just file a piece of brass to suitable size as I did with mine.Thanks- yes it is- although I have not yet collected the lathe, so I may be mistaken.
You may find it hidden in the muck sitting in the bottom of the headstock.Thanks- yes it is- although I have not yet collected the lathe, so I may be mistaken.