x_flow57
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| posted on 4/2/08 at 06:39 PM |
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Where's Noah
I have a new aquisition, does any one know how I can get in touch with Noah as I think he will be the only one old enough to give me some instructions
on how to use this.
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If any one local could spare the time I would appreciate it if they could pop round and give me a lesson in the basics.
ATB
Nick
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 4/2/08 at 06:48 PM |
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quote:
does any one know how I can get in touch with Noah as I think he will be the only one old enough to give me some instructions on how to use this
Last I heard he was living on top of a hill. Had two real vicious guard dogs, cows, bears, monkeys, grasshoppers....
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zilspeed
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| posted on 4/2/08 at 07:20 PM |
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Glad there's someone as sad as me that knew that.
I once found a Drummond round bed whilst emptying a vacant house and had nowhere to keep it. Had to give it away....
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NeilP
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| posted on 4/2/08 at 08:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by x_flow57
If any one local could spare the time I would appreciate it if they could pop round and give me a lesson in the basics...
Do you not know how to pedal?...
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/2/08 at 08:35 PM |
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The Drummond is actually a fine little lathe - it'll do most of what you ask.
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SeaBass
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| posted on 4/2/08 at 09:09 PM |
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That looks absolutely spiffing... Loving the drip oilers.
JC
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Phil.J
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| posted on 5/2/08 at 08:42 AM |
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Just watch where you put your fingers when it's running!!!
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Peteff
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| posted on 5/2/08 at 09:19 AM |
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It reminds me of the mangle we had when I was a kid, before we had electricity
You may think this is kidding but no.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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02GF74
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| posted on 5/2/08 at 09:25 AM |
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where is the little hatch where you shovel in the coal? 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/2/08 at 12:12 PM |
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Nick,
You might find this interesting...
LINKY
And also
Manuals
[Edited on 5/2/08 by David Jenkins]
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paulf
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| posted on 5/2/08 at 05:46 PM |
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I had a Drummond roundbed as my first lathe, it was made in 1910 and although old was very usefull and capable of accurate work with care.Mine had
plain cast iron spindle bearings and needed to have plenty of oil or the spindle would start to seize if used on high speed for to long, later ones
had bronze bushes and were a bit better apparently.
They are quite versatile when you work out ways of doing things as both the bed and tailstock swivel about 45deg around the bed.
Paul
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paulf
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| posted on 5/2/08 at 06:07 PM |
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Just looked at the link above and I was wrong apparently the older ones had bronze bushes and they reverted to plain cast for the later versions, that
is a good article on the lathe though.Mine had no backgears dont know if they were a later option?
Paul.
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x_flow57
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| posted on 5/2/08 at 08:49 PM |
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Some great info there, thank you all.
Nick
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