David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/10/05 at 09:30 AM |
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O/T Lathe top-slide
On the off-chance... I know that many people on this forum work in engineering so I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask this question. 
I have a Colchester Student Mk1 lathe (known as a 'round-top' ) that has a 4-way toolholder on the top-slide. I generally find that the
tool I want is never in the toolholder when I need it, so I'm always having to swap tools and reset them.
So I'm looking for a basic topslide for this lathe - the one that comes with a T-slot and a single tool holder.
If I can get one of these I can then make a quick-change toolholder...
Although I'm looking to buy a replacement slide, if anyone wants to swap a single tool slide to a 4-way then that's also an option.
cheers,
David
[Edited on 6/10/05 by David Jenkins]
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 6/10/05 at 11:23 AM |
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can't believe you posted this. I was about to post an identical request
what a co!
Have just bought a t slot boring table for my lathe and am looking for a good topslide and quick change toolpost
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/10/05 at 11:34 AM |
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I don't know what make & model your lathe is, but you could try this bloke
Tony Griffiths
Didn't have what I wanted, but he's normally a good starting point, esp. for copies of manuals.
cheers,
David
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Wadders
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| posted on 6/10/05 at 04:55 PM |
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Keep an eye out herehttp://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~chrish/eng.htm
or post a wanted ad, great source for machine tools.
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Syd Bridge
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| posted on 7/10/05 at 11:02 AM |
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For Colchester spares, contact John Allibon at Nobilla Machine Tools.
www.nobilla.co.uk (I think?) Specialises in Colchesters. Got a huge barn full of the stuff.
He supplied my Colchester and any spares I need. Also other machine tools.
Syd.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/10/05 at 11:49 AM |
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Thanks for that, Syd - I've sent them an e-mail.
Wadders - thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
David
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