Ian

Here's a couple of photos, not sure what its off but fully adjustable just needs a little tlc

These arrived this morning in my postbox.
Many Thanks to Titch for a brilliant job , i spose I'd better get my paint brush out.

Had time to get the plough out of the van and have a better look at it.
Found a id tag under a coat of paint and managed to scrape it off to reveal the maker and serial number, next was to free off the adjuster which didn't take to much.
The wheel was free so i just lubricanted that, i also freed off the bolts to enable height adjustment.
on the hitch end I noticed that was adjustable so freed off those bolts.
The fitting plate bracket thingy is welded on at an angle so i can only assume that when ploughing with the 2 offside wheels in the furrow the plough will be upright, ( your comments please ).
heres some photos 

Never seen Chris so excited.   I was at the other side of the barn while he was digging.  Thought I had better go and help him load the trailer.  Went round the barn to see him coming towards me, arms waving and eye's like saucers.   Thought he must have found something red.  Wondered why his feet were wet, thought he had wet himself with excitement, but it turned out that his mouth was dribbling badly.  Had to sit him down and calm him with a cuppa.
 
We must have passed that spot countless times.  The Morris bonnet was surrounded and partly covered by junk so didn't expect anything exciting  under it.  How wrong can we be.
 
Next weeks task is to find something else.

And it fits my new hitch.

Spent my usual Tuesday rummaging though the brambles and to my surprise this got uncovered from it's hiding place

I had heard they were a good make, I think fitting it is the only sensible thing to do
 
 
 
Thanks for that Richard, I do have more faith in the Brookes motor than the one I have currently fitted to the lathe..
My compressor has a 3hp motor and it hasn't melted the wiring in the building yet, so I think I'm going to install the Brookes motor and see what happens..   Just need to make an adaptor plate so I can bolt it on.
 
 
It's been a slow few days n the workshop, but a bit more progress has been made.
To power the coolant pump I'm using this model railway controller, handy for changing the flow speed..
I may of got a bit carried away with the shelf fabrication though much to Nigel's horror
 

 

 
 
This was the old drip/catch tray made from an enamal coated pub sign years ago.
 

 
 
Chopped about a bit it's a nice fit in the bench.
 

 
 
Weled in and kitted out with all the switch gear though not wired in yet..   The white cable will go through a grommit lined hole in the back of the panel..
 

 
 
As part of this lathe bench malarky I have been having a tidy up/clutter reduction in the workshop, as part of that the old stereo system had to go...
 
Pimp my Stiga with a bangin sound system
Thank you Walt for carting it away for me
 

 
 
Of course no workshop should be without sounds, so I'm now using this amp and a pair of Kef C series speakers, with my old phone acting as internet radio and mp3 player.
I'm staggered at the quality and bass capability of the speakers for the size of them... Amazing!
 

 

I've not made the hole in the cogs cover yet, but I did find a way to mount it that didn't involve having to undo any bolts/screws..
Three of these trim clip thingys were welded inside the cover and just clip over the lip..
Will it vibrate like a mad vibrating thing? We shall see






Time to think about the flood coolant system, so I dug out the P100 washer bottle and pump which had been doing the cooling duties for many a year.
Peeling off bit's of masking tape made it look like it had been sunbathing behind a railing fence




It didn't scrub up to bad though..




Quite how the pump had remained working when the bottle was full of this gunk I'm not sure, but still working it was..




This is the rubber thingy the seals the pump into the hole..




And this is a small filter thingy I found in a jar of odd's n sod's I found a couple of weeks ago..




Hhhmmmm interesting, it fits the hole in the bottle quite well, not fully pushed in yet..




It also fit's the pump quite well, not fully pushed on yet..




No photo's but when the pump was fully fitted with the new rubber/anti carp thingy, it held it's water very well..
That will do for me


So, how to get the coolant from the catch tray into the washer coolant bottle?
You make a funnel of course from an old bench foot and a bit of pipe..




A bit of trimming to the coolant bottle to make it fit.




Bottle fitted.




The funnel fit's a treat and should catch anything that pours out the drain hole in the tray.




While I had my head under the bench I gave the belt tensioning thingy a few tweaks to get the rod angles much better.




I did another raid on the scrap pile yesterday, and after a lot of spannering I came away with this rather large electric motor that was on a compost mixing machine.




Let's have a look at the specs tag shall we..
I'm not that "up" on electic motors but I'm told this is rather a good make...
2.2 kW which is 2.95hp.. Hhhmm... Powerful
The rev/min speed is only 15rpm faster than the small original motor that came with the lathe.
That's close enough for me.




The only problem is the motor spins the wrong way for my needs... While thinking on that I took a cover off only to find wiring instruction wedged between the capacitors, including how to wire it to spin the other way




So do I install this new motor on the lathe or not...
3hp is way more than I need for the size of lathe, but the spin speed is right, the triple pulley is the right size, and the capacitors will make starting it a lot less of a strain on the somewhat er.. shoddy wiring in the building..

Some thinking is needed me thinks

Good progress Ian, like the Suds Pump Setup. As for the Motor, like Norm says, it's a very reliable brand, but pretty powerful for your needs.
I just checked the Start and Run Current draw for it, which will be in the region of 33 Amps and 16 Amps respectively!!.
If your supply Amperage is questionable i.e 20 Amp Ring Main, then you may well find it tripping out on start up?. For your Lathe size a 1.5 Hp motor would be more than adequate and more economical to run with minimal risk of tripping drawing roughly 20 Amp Start and 10 Amp Run.
But I'm no expert and I'm sure there are some on here to tell you otherwise if I'm wrong.
My Myford runs with a Single Phase 1 Hp GE Dixon Motor bough new in '86' which never struggles and merely sips the amps .
Keep up the good progress, I'm still in watch mode at the Mo', but will start working on the practical soon hopefully.
Regards

Fit it Ian. Brooke Crompton motors are a good make.

I've not made the hole in the cogs cover yet, but I did find a way to mount it that didn't involve having to undo any bolts/screws..
Three of these trim clip thingys were welded inside the cover and just clip over the lip..
Will it vibrate like a mad vibrating thing? We shall see






Time to think about the flood coolant system, so I dug out the P100 washer bottle and pump which had been doing the cooling duties for many a year.
Peeling off bit's of masking tape made it look like it had been sunbathing behind a railing fence




It didn't scrub up to bad though..




Quite how the pump had remained working when the bottle was full of this gunk I'm not sure, but still working it was..




This is the rubber thingy the seals the pump into the hole..




And this is a small filter thingy I found in a jar of odd's n sod's I found a couple of weeks ago..




Hhhmmmm interesting, it fits the hole in the bottle quite well, not fully pushed in yet..




It also fit's the pump quite well, not fully pushed on yet..




No photo's but when the pump was fully fitted with the new rubber/anti carp thingy, it held it's water very well..
That will do for me


So, how to get the coolant from the catch tray into the washer coolant bottle?
You make a funnel of course from an old bench foot and a bit of pipe..




A bit of trimming to the coolant bottle to make it fit.




Bottle fitted.




The funnel fit's a treat and should catch anything that pours out the drain hole in the tray.




While I had my head under the bench I gave the belt tensioning thingy a few tweaks to get the rod angles much better.




I did another raid on the scrap pile yesterday, and after a lot of spannering I came away with this rather large electric motor that was on a compost mixing machine.




Let's have a look at the specs tag shall we..
I'm not that "up" on electic motors but I'm told this is rather a good make...
2.2 kW which is 2.95hp.. Hhhmm... Powerful
The rev/min speed is only 15rpm faster than the small original motor that came with the lathe.
That's close enough for me.




The only problem is the motor spins the wrong way for my needs... While thinking on that I took a cover off only to find wiring instruction wedged between the capacitors, including how to wire it to spin the other way




So do I install this new motor on the lathe or not...
3hp is way more than I need for the size of lathe, but the spin speed is right, the triple pulley is the right size, and the capacitors will make starting it a lot less of a strain on the somewhat er.. shoddy wiring in the building..

Some thinking is needed me thinks

I didn't get much done last Thursday as I wasn't feeling that good. I did manage to mark out of the cogs cover where to drill a large-ish hole so I can get longer things on the lathe through the chuck.. To mark the hole I had to extend the pen a little bit



 
Hole marked through the chuck..




And the size hole I need to drill out.
I do have a bit of pipe the very same size cut to length ready to be welded in.




I also cleaned off all the paint/coating off the cogs guard, the idea being rather than paint it just let nature take it's course.. A bit of surface rust and some oils splashed from the lathe will soon age it




A bit of a slow day Tuesday, these double bank holidays always throw my body clock off.. Is it Monday or Friday today? My body clock say's it's Wednesday!!
Anyway, I needed to recover the shelf under the lathe, so the last of that big blue panel was sliced up, with the bendy bit being cut off and welded underneath to add some extra strength..






Shelf done




I thought I would take a quick look inside the new on/off switch box to work out how to wire it in..
Compare the inside of the new one..




To the inside of the old one!!! I think changing switches was a good move!




That's not to say the old switch doesn't have some charm




And while were being silly

I've not made the hole in the cogs cover yet, but I did find a way to mount it that didn't involve having to undo any bolts/screws..
Three of these trim clip thingys were welded inside the cover and just clip over the lip..
Will it vibrate like a mad vibrating thing? We shall see






Time to think about the flood coolant system, so I dug out the P100 washer bottle and pump which had been doing the cooling duties for many a year.
Peeling off bit's of masking tape made it look like it had been sunbathing behind a railing fence




It didn't scrub up to bad though..




Quite how the pump had remained working when the bottle was full of this gunk I'm not sure, but still working it was..




This is the rubber thingy the seals the pump into the hole..




And this is a small filter thingy I found in a jar of odd's n sod's I found a couple of weeks ago..




Hhhmmmm interesting, it fits the hole in the bottle quite well, not fully pushed in yet..




It also fit's the pump quite well, not fully pushed on yet..




No photo's but when the pump was fully fitted with the new rubber/anti carp thingy, it held it's water very well..
That will do for me


So, how to get the coolant from the catch tray into the washer coolant bottle?
You make a funnel of course from an old bench foot and a bit of pipe..




A bit of trimming to the coolant bottle to make it fit.




Bottle fitted.




The funnel fit's a treat and should catch anything that pours out the drain hole in the tray.




While I had my head under the bench I gave the belt tensioning thingy a few tweaks to get the rod angles much better.




I did another raid on the scrap pile yesterday, and after a lot of spannering I came away with this rather large electric motor that was on a compost mixing machine.




Let's have a look at the specs tag shall we..
I'm not that "up" on electic motors but I'm told this is rather a good make...
2.2 kW which is 2.95hp.. Hhhmm... Powerful
The rev/min speed is only 15rpm faster than the small original motor that came with the lathe.
That's close enough for me.




The only problem is the motor spins the wrong way for my needs... While thinking on that I took a cover off only to find wiring instruction wedged between the capacitors, including how to wire it to spin the other way




So do I install this new motor on the lathe or not...
3hp is way more than I need for the size of lathe, but the spin speed is right, the triple pulley is the right size, and the capacitors will make starting it a lot less of a strain on the somewhat er.. shoddy wiring in the building..

Some thinking is needed me thinks

You know those holes I liked?  Yep these ones... Well I found a good use for them..
 

 
 
A bit of trimming and welding was needed along with this small plate to fill up a hole.
 

 
 
And this is what I have made with the holes..
 

 
 
It fit's on the end of the bench to give it some strength and some style.. OK, I could of come up with a simpler design, but I just couldn't help myself
 

 

 
 
Something was needed to cover the cogs that powers the er.. Auto feed is as good a name as any..
Anyway, a couple of strips of steel welded together and bent in a funky shape.
 

 
 
Dig out a bit of computer case..
 

 
 
Chop and weld to shape.. I need to finish the welding and give the edge a little grind down, but I'm happy with the strange shape and look
 

 

 
 
A finishing shot for the day
 

You know those holes I liked?  Yep these ones... Well I found a good use for them..
 

 
 
A bit of trimming and welding was needed along with this small plate to fill up a hole.
 

 
 
And this is what I have made with the holes..
 

 
 
It fit's on the end of the bench to give it some strength and some style.. OK, I could of come up with a simpler design, but I just couldn't help myself
 

 

 
 
Something was needed to cover the cogs that powers the er.. Auto feed is as good a name as any..
Anyway, a couple of strips of steel welded together and bent in a funky shape.
 

 
 
Dig out a bit of computer case..
 

 
 
Chop and weld to shape.. I need to finish the welding and give the edge a little grind down, but I'm happy with the strange shape and look
 

 

 
 
A finishing shot for the day
 

You know those holes I liked?  Yep these ones... Well I found a good use for them..
 

 
 
A bit of trimming and welding was needed along with this small plate to fill up a hole.
 

 
 
And this is what I have made with the holes..
 

 
 
It fit's on the end of the bench to give it some strength and some style.. OK, I could of come up with a simpler design, but I just couldn't help myself
 

 

 
 
Something was needed to cover the cogs that powers the er.. Auto feed is as good a name as any..
Anyway, a couple of strips of steel welded together and bent in a funky shape.
 

 
 
Dig out a bit of computer case..
 

 
 
Chop and weld to shape.. I need to finish the welding and give the edge a little grind down, but I'm happy with the strange shape and look
 

 

 
 
A finishing shot for the day
 

Toby is used to Nigel's strange ways already.. I think Toby just looks up and says, "oh, it's him again".
 
 
Take a couple of Wheel Horse lift handles, here's one of them..
 

 
 
Then totally forget to take and photo's of the next few stages until you get to this point and remember again!
 

 

 
 
The idea of the lever is so I have a quick release way of changing the lathe speeds as it involves moving a belt across flat pulleys.
The lever will have two positions, all the way back which will keep the belt nice and tight, and of course pull it towards the front to loosen the belt..
 
Now, what could I use to lock the lever in the "drive" postion??
 

 

 
 
Once it's fully welded up then I think it will be strong enough for the job
 

 
 
It will be welded to the bench soomewhere about here with an adjustable rod to connect it to the er... tilting Wh chassis/motor/pulleys mount

 
 
I did a raid on the scrap heap Tuesday looking for extra legs for the bench and come back with this display stand

 
 
I'm going to have to find a use for these end panels with the holes as I like the look of them..
 

 
 
A big moment came yesterday as "Operation Rotate" commenced..
A big thank you to (from left to right) Rex, Nigel and Dennis for giving me a hand rotating the lathe bench..Thanks Guy's  
A pump up pallet truck and a few pallet's made the move a painless affair  
 

 
 
The lathe in it's new postion, the pillar drill was also moved out of it's corner to a spot easier to get to..
 

 
 
A bit of thinking was needed to make the adjustable linkage that er.. links the lift arm to the pivoting pulley bit..
It needs a little refining but it works very well..
 

 
 
It's a bit hard to show with photo's but with the lever locked back the "speeds" belt (the flat one) is tight.
 

 
 
Pull the lever forward into the other lock postion and the belt is slack making for easy speed changes.
 

 
 
While I was raiding the scrap heap Tuesday I also returned with this switch gear which is in much better contion than the switch the came with the bigger motor..
 

 
 
And this big thick steel sheet both of which used to live on a compost mixing machine.... Having a workshop on a nursery does have it's perks
As you can see the sheet has been marked out for cutting and bending.
 

 
 
Chopped almost in half..
 

 
 
The back bent up..
 

 
 
And a slot cut in it for the belt lever..
A Vauxhall Corsa (or what was left of one!) donated a small bit of a door rubber partly to cover and shap edges, but mostly so I don't knock things down the hole
Yes the blue sheet has become a bench top.. and back..   Better photo's of it coming up shortly.
 

 
 
 

Meet Toby the shop dog...
He actually belongs to Rob, who is now retired and is spending a lot of time at the workshop giving me a hand with the heavy stuff.. Thanks mate
Toby is about 6 months old and had spent much of his life in a cage, so he is a bit nervious and scared of everything...
But each day his confidence is getting a little better, which is nice to see
 

 

 
 
Speaking of Rob
The splash back welded up and bolted on..
 

 
 
I wonder if Rob is thinking, "maybe I should move in case this lot falls over and lands on my foot"..
 

 
 
The "check the pulleys are in line" test..
 

 
 
To get some better photo's and to make it easier to get to the front the bench was pulled out a bit which almost resulted in me being squashed.. The weight of the motor wanted to tip the bench over when it was moved!
Me thinks an extra leg under the motor is needed
 

 

 
 
As the lathe tray is a bit er.. bent I wanted to make sure any cooling fluid that hit's the splash back will flow towards the center of the tray.
So a length of angle had been welded to the base of the splash back with a kink hammered down..
This should make sure any fluid goes through the drain hole and back to the coolant tank.
 

 
 
And that's the bench build up to date again.

You know those holes I liked?  Yep these ones... Well I found a good use for them..
 

 
 
A bit of trimming and welding was needed along with this small plate to fill up a hole.
 

 
 
And this is what I have made with the holes..
 

 
 
It fit's on the end of the bench to give it some strength and some style.. OK, I could of come up with a simpler design, but I just couldn't help myself
 

 

 
 
Something was needed to cover the cogs that powers the er.. Auto feed is as good a name as any..
Anyway, a couple of strips of steel welded together and bent in a funky shape.
 

 
 
Dig out a bit of computer case..
 

 
 
Chop and weld to shape.. I need to finish the welding and give the edge a little grind down, but I'm happy with the strange shape and look
 

 

 
 
A finishing shot for the day
 

Toby is used to Nigel's strange ways already.. I think Toby just looks up and says, "oh, it's him again".
 
 
Take a couple of Wheel Horse lift handles, here's one of them..
 

 
 
Then totally forget to take and photo's of the next few stages until you get to this point and remember again!
 

 

 
 
The idea of the lever is so I have a quick release way of changing the lathe speeds as it involves moving a belt across flat pulleys.
The lever will have two positions, all the way back which will keep the belt nice and tight, and of course pull it towards the front to loosen the belt..
 
Now, what could I use to lock the lever in the "drive" postion??
 

 

 
 
Once it's fully welded up then I think it will be strong enough for the job
 

 
 
It will be welded to the bench soomewhere about here with an adjustable rod to connect it to the er... tilting Wh chassis/motor/pulleys mount

 
 
I did a raid on the scrap heap Tuesday looking for extra legs for the bench and come back with this display stand

 
 
I'm going to have to find a use for these end panels with the holes as I like the look of them..
 

 
 
A big moment came yesterday as "Operation Rotate" commenced..
A big thank you to (from left to right) Rex, Nigel and Dennis for giving me a hand rotating the lathe bench..Thanks Guy's  
A pump up pallet truck and a few pallet's made the move a painless affair  
 

 
 
The lathe in it's new postion, the pillar drill was also moved out of it's corner to a spot easier to get to..
 

 
 
A bit of thinking was needed to make the adjustable linkage that er.. links the lift arm to the pivoting pulley bit..
It needs a little refining but it works very well..
 

 
 
It's a bit hard to show with photo's but with the lever locked back the "speeds" belt (the flat one) is tight.
 

 
 
Pull the lever forward into the other lock postion and the belt is slack making for easy speed changes.
 

 
 
While I was raiding the scrap heap Tuesday I also returned with this switch gear which is in much better contion than the switch the came with the bigger motor..
 

 
 
And this big thick steel sheet both of which used to live on a compost mixing machine.... Having a workshop on a nursery does have it's perks
As you can see the sheet has been marked out for cutting and bending.
 

 
 
Chopped almost in half..
 

 
 
The back bent up..
 

 
 
And a slot cut in it for the belt lever..
A Vauxhall Corsa (or what was left of one!) donated a small bit of a door rubber partly to cover and shap edges, but mostly so I don't knock things down the hole
Yes the blue sheet has become a bench top.. and back..   Better photo's of it coming up shortly.
 

 
 
 

Meet Toby the shop dog...
He actually belongs to Rob, who is now retired and is spending a lot of time at the workshop giving me a hand with the heavy stuff.. Thanks mate
Toby is about 6 months old and had spent much of his life in a cage, so he is a bit nervious and scared of everything...
But each day his confidence is getting a little better, which is nice to see
 
I expect his confidence will rapidly disappear when Nigel shows up, then he will wish he was back in his cage.   And I don't mean Toby in the cage.

Meet Toby the shop dog...
He actually belongs to Rob, who is now retired and is spending a lot of time at the workshop giving me a hand with the heavy stuff.. Thanks mate
Toby is about 6 months old and had spent much of his life in a cage, so he is a bit nervious and scared of everything...
But each day his confidence is getting a little better, which is nice to see
 

 

 
 
Speaking of Rob
The splash back welded up and bolted on..
 

 
 
I wonder if Rob is thinking, "maybe I should move in case this lot falls over and lands on my foot"..
 

 
 
The "check the pulleys are in line" test..
 

 
 
To get some better photo's and to make it easier to get to the front the bench was pulled out a bit which almost resulted in me being squashed.. The weight of the motor wanted to tip the bench over when it was moved!
Me thinks an extra leg under the motor is needed
 

 

 
 
As the lathe tray is a bit er.. bent I wanted to make sure any cooling fluid that hit's the splash back will flow towards the center of the tray.
So a length of angle had been welded to the base of the splash back with a kink hammered down..
This should make sure any fluid goes through the drain hole and back to the coolant tank.
 

 
 
And that's the bench build up to date again.

Morning chaps, the lathe saga continues.... But first..
 
 
 
 
With some rather big box in the power hacksaw thingy....
 

 
 
I had some thoughts about making a quick release system for the top pulleys to make changing speeds a bit easier...
I think I'm on the right lines here, it just needs to be stronger!
 

 
 
Once the box was sliced up it was welded to the bench and to the er.. big &rse hinge... I don't think it will move now
 

 
 
The start of the splash back... Use what you have I say
 

 

 
 
To give the splash back something to bolt onto a couple of lengths of small box was welded to the bench frame..
 

 
 
Before the splash back could be bolted on I had to make and fit a closing panel for the pulley end..
Starting with a panel cut from an old green shelf (thanks Rex ) which was firmly clamped to the bench..
I needed to bend a lip on it, so out came the long handle pliers type thingy for some gentle tweaking of the metal..
A gentle bend up only part way, then move a long a little.
 

 
 
Which gives you this... Tweak it right the way along of course..
 

 
 
Then go back and do a second and third gentle tweaking until the lip is bent up all the way along..
Hammer and dolly time..
Using the edge of the dolly first to tidy up the "tight" bend..
 

 
 
Then along like this to tidy up the flange..
 

 
 
A quick buzz with the sander tidied up most of the hammer marks..
 

Thanks Guy's
It was a quiet day really, gentle pottering in the workshop only disturbed by a Nigel bursting in singing happy birthday!
 

Meet Toby the shop dog...
He actually belongs to Rob, who is now retired and is spending a lot of time at the workshop giving me a hand with the heavy stuff.. Thanks mate
Toby is about 6 months old and had spent much of his life in a cage, so he is a bit nervious and scared of everything...
But each day his confidence is getting a little better, which is nice to see
 

 

 
 
Speaking of Rob
The splash back welded up and bolted on..
 

 
 
I wonder if Rob is thinking, "maybe I should move in case this lot falls over and lands on my foot"..
 

 
 
The "check the pulleys are in line" test..
 

 
 
To get some better photo's and to make it easier to get to the front the bench was pulled out a bit which almost resulted in me being squashed.. The weight of the motor wanted to tip the bench over when it was moved!
Me thinks an extra leg under the motor is needed
 

 

 
 
As the lathe tray is a bit er.. bent I wanted to make sure any cooling fluid that hit's the splash back will flow towards the center of the tray.
So a length of angle had been welded to the base of the splash back with a kink hammered down..
This should make sure any fluid goes through the drain hole and back to the coolant tank.
 

 
 
And that's the bench build up to date again.