Colchester repair/service

32:1 said:
Now I’ve stripped the parts out, would anyone know of a company who can remanufacture or repair these parts, especially the ability to weld cast as without that arm we won’t need the gear

Unfortunately we haven’t had a response yet so thought I’d ask the forum just in case
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Brazing the broken housing might work better than welding?
 
MrBloggs said:
Brazing the broken housing might work better than welding?
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Looking at the damage I will need all parts as each depends on the other, so it’s all in or leave it alone

I’ve just had a message to meet up with @Pressbrake locally 👍
 
They can be welded with high nickel content rods but it’s a pain to get right, I’ve done it on exhaust manifolds. Brazing is a good alternative and should be ok as long as it doesn’t get lunched again.
 
Jimsiss said:
They can be welded with high nickel content rods but it’s a pain to get right, I’ve done it on exhaust manifolds. Brazing is a good alternative and should be ok as long as it doesn’t get lunched again.
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It’s a catch 22 situation as all three parts rely on each other so If one can’t be repaired there’s no point doing the others

I’ve got my toes crossed as well 😂
 
Jimsiss said:
They can be welded with high nickel content rods but it’s a pain to get right, I’ve done it on exhaust manifolds. Brazing is a good alternative and should be ok as long as it doesn’t get lunched again.
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Problem with nickel is when you need to machine the part afterwards there is still some hardening as the arc is hot ( the reason why you can’t tig lead)
You can get this with tig brazing if you allow a weld pool to form in the parent material
 
32:1 said:
Looking at the damage I will need all parts as each depends on the other, so it’s all in or leave it alone

I’ve just had a message to meet up with @Pressbrake locally 👍
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First week after Xmas I’m driven to distraction by customers so I have to get through it chronologically!
 
A little update on this lathe
I’ve had a journey with this old thing for sure and after months of searching for parts and waiting for responses I finally gave up waiting and the old girl is now sold for scrap, had a few hopeful avenues but they all failed to materialise in the end.

Seems a shame the old girl couldn’t be repaired and the lack of parts sealed it’s fate which is something to think about when buying older machinery.

Now to find a replacement, something a bit smaller and serviceable 👍
 
After being let down by guy that wanted it as is and the earlier offer of help by the now banned member above I left the lathe in a storeroom and used a friends little Chinese lathe, but last week I was desperate and had to use the student, well all good and job done but it did rekindle my needs for a fully functioning lathe as this has lost the use of the cross feed, but all speeds work as they should with chuck so will list this as is with a fair few bits included
 
32:1 said:
After being let down by guy that wanted it as is and the earlier offer of help by the now banned member above I left the lathe in a storeroom and used a friends little Chinese lathe, but last week I was desperate and had to use the student, well all good and job done but it did rekindle my needs for a fully functioning lathe as this has lost the use of the cross feed, but all speeds work as they should with chuck so will list this as is with a fair few bits included
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I have got a Cheap Harrison M300 coming up for sale
 
Jimsiss said:
I would stick it on eBay first and see if it sells. Sounds fixable for someone with the skills, bought my Chipmaster needing some repairs.

Myfords are very small, I started on a Super 7 and very quickly outgrew it.
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Yep, buy the biggest lathe you can afford and have room for. You wont regret it. You can do tiny jobs on a big lathe but you cant do big jobs on a small lathe. The headstock spindle bore is all important. I can get barrels and some reservoir tubes in mine!
 
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