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[Jlg]

are the Drummond b type lathes any good and what would one in resonable condition be worth

 

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are the Drummond b type lathes any good and what would one in resonable condition be worth

I personally like the Drummond lathes. A few of the guys on here have them. As for price. Difficult to say. But condition will be key to price. I have seen the go for 120 up 450 .

 

[zx9]

There are a few of us here with old Drummonds of various sorts most notable is @MattF who will be best placed to give you the low down on what to look for. In a nut shell the value is in the accessories and tooling, a full set of change wheels, two or more chuck, a tool holder and some tools to get you going is what you want, a fixed and moving steady would be icing on the cake.
Probably best to post some pictures.

 

[MattF]

As mentioned above, lathe condition, accessories & tooling all affect price. What you're willing to pay is the most important factor though. If you think it's worth it to you, nowt else really matters.

 

[Jlg]

Here’s some pictures the thing that’s really going for me is it’s only five miles away from me

 

[slim_boy_fat]

the thing that’s really going for me is it’s only five miles away from me

Any chance you could go see it and try taking a cut to gauge how it performs? Take a few shortish bits of round bar with you in case the Seller says "Can't, I've got nothing suitable for turning".....

 

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It appears to be in a reasonable condition to be fair. Chucks. Change wheels. All these can definitely alter value. A Drummond the same as the pictures recently sold for £125 and was in crud condition with no goodies. But price really depends on how much you want it and what your willing to pay.

 

[Jlg]

Any chance you could go see it and try taking a cut to gauge how it performs? Take a few shortish bits of round bar with you in case the Seller says "Can't, I've got nothing suitable for turning".....

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It appears to be in a reasonable condition to be fair. Chucks. Change wheels. All these can definitely alter value. A Drummond the same as the pictures recently sold for £125 and was in crud condition with no goodies. But price really depends on how much you want it and what your willing to pay.

he's asking £300 for it its got everything in the pictures plus everything you need to set it up for screw cutting I'll ask if I could try it

 

[merryman]

What is that rectangular bar thing below, and parallel to, the leadscrew. I saw a Drummond/Myford at a local auction earlier this month with that fitted, and wondered what it was. My Myford doesn't have it.

 

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he's asking £300 for it its got everything in the pictures plus everything you need to set it up for screw cutting I'll ask if I could try it

Yes definitely try it. You can see what backlash there might be and any play in the headstock spindle.

 

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What is that rectangular bar thing below, and parallel to, the leadscrew. I saw a Drummond/Myford at a local auction earlier this month with that fitted, and wondered what it was. My Myford doesn't have it.

I think it disengages the power feed

 

[pedrobedro]

A friend of mine had a lathe given to him and it looks a lot like the Drummond. He says it came from a Merchant Navy vessel, there is no maker's mark on it though.

 

[winchman]

I have a Drummond but its a lot older.
I feel for £300 it would get you up and running what are the alternatives? What can you buy for £300?
See if he could throw in any drills etc as it all helps.
Have look on Homeworkshop.org and it will give you an idea of whats available and prices as would Ebay but they are never on your doorstep!

 

[rtbcomp]

A friend of mine had a lathe given to him and it looks a lot like the Drummond. He says it came from a Merchant Navy vessel, there is no maker's mark on it though.

I had an Drummond on approval, the bloke said the same. The distinguishing featured was a powered cross-slide.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I'd have had that home already.

Looks looked after. Plenty of extras and easily moved.

 

[zx9]

That is quite cute, £300 sounds good to me looks like you have most things needed to get up and turning. The motor directly on to the lathe spindle is not so good it should have a countershaft to get the motor speed down by a third or so. You can make a countershaft from a couple of pulleys say 50mm and 150mm and move the triple pulley onto the countershaft, PB bearings don't like to run much over 7 or 800 rpm.

 

[Jlg]

With a bit of luck this will be at my house tomorrow

 

[Jlg]

That is quite cute, £300 sounds good to me looks like you have most things needed to get up and turning. The motor directly on to the lathe spindle is not so good it should have a countershaft to get the motor speed down by a third or so. You can make a countershaft from a couple of pulleys say 50mm and 150mm and move the triple pulley onto the countershaft, PB bearings don't like to run much over 7 or 800 rpm.

It's not that small he says its 36" long

 

[Jlg]

I've just asked I can try it

 

[8ob]

I'd have had that home already.

Looks looked after. Plenty of extras and easily moved.

I was thinking the same, looks like more than £300`s worth of kindness has gone into that lathe, grab it

Bob