Lathe Rebuild Part 1 - S02E01
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- It's big and heavy, but how much of that is rust? Or eggs? Today we start a total refurbishment of a 1960's era Colchester Bantam Lathe.
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I like seeing these restoration vids. There's something very special about older kinda vintage machines that last forever that's so pleasing and satisfying
Great video, thanks for taking the time to do it very professional. Colchester lathes were a quality piece of kit, beautifully made the cast iron beds used to be left outside for six months to season prior to machining! I have used Colchester lathes throughout my career, you wont be disappointed, well done indeed.
I bought my 1974 ex-school Bantam 800 for £900 from flea-bay. Cleaned it, inspected and adjusted everything. Drain, clean and new oil in both gearboxes, new motor belt fit, align pulleys, adjust brake switches, align tailstock for true drilling. Good for another 40 years! I run a "Transwave" 1 to 3 phase converter.
Learnt to turn on a Bantam in a farm workshop, the moment when you popped the top and it was all clean inside was magic!
Like the piano music, makes one feel part of the journey of resurecting this old machine.
I have a hundred plus year old Drummond lathe that I will be restoring soon and use for small jobs. Its the small bench top model and your video gives me inspiration and confidence in a rust encrusted, old piece of machinery. Thumbs up!
I think I got second-hand exhaustion from watching all that work so far! This is pretty amazing.
I thought at first glance that thing looked like scrap, but when you pulled that cover off the top and showed em clean oiled up gears in perfect shape I was excited for you!
Just looking at a lathe been sat for 18 years in an open barn. Looks in better shape than yours was. This vid has given me inspiration to get it.
KEEP IT CLASSICAL
I always enjoy listening to classical tunes. 100% of the time is agreeable to me as well
I'm not a machinist but loved episode 1. Now I'm in for the series.
That old lathe is a long way from home, did my apprentice on Colchester Lathes, lovely machines.
Seeing this in my subscription box made me happy, awesome project, can't wait to see more!
Getting an old Lathe next week... This will be me ♥️
like when old stuffs not get trough away. beeing taking care off. good job lads!
Fredrik Carlsson gcchjohh'jhj
Wow a Colchester bantam ! Use British made some great lathes ! There's on of those in my shed lol !
I thought Colchester was an American lathe?
Beautiful work! They don't make them like hey used to
They don't, but some still do. A lathe not made in the far east does tend to cost about what a new car might these days.
I can't believe the progress from what you started with, awesome job!
Even the cat could see the potential of this project. The gearbox reveal was extremely satisfying!
The old Colchester lathes were built to last amazing machines sad to see this one looking worst for wear can’t wait for the finished product I’m a new subscriber and I’m working my way through lol the Colchester lathes are great for all kinds of work
I just love the cat! “What’s this in the garage?”
“Must look at the back of it.”
They are so nosey!
And such a great colour!
Exclamation-Point, Exclamation-Point, Exclamation-Point. That was great fun from this end.
Really happy I got this in my recommended.
The classical is at once both fitting (dealing with a finely-crafted machine tool) and a stark contrast to how grimy it is! Damn, but the paint held up surprisingly well!
I enjoy watching this video .. I bought old lathe and do the same job now
I am kind of on the other side of the fence - I have a treadmill motor waiting for a lathe like this! I want to use the motor because it is 2.5 HP and already comes with a speed control, even if it is indicated in miles per hour!!! Best of luck with this lathe!
Great production quality! You got all the camera angles right and the time lapses look good.
Nice little Bantam..... very nice
I have a lathe about that size and just put a single phase 220 and it is fine. I don't recognize the manufacture name but would guess British , don't know but looks like it is a well built (tool room lathe) . It looks like a great find and tons of fun breathing life into it. Looks like you guys know where your going with it .
Soda blasting makes a great job of cleaning the parts with no risk of any damage. Simply washes away.
I did my apprenticeship in a company on the south coast of England where we manufactured parts for Colchester Lathes as a sub contractor from 1976 to 1981.
We made complete saddle gearboxes, Compound and Top slides, and Tailstocks.
It was a good indentured apprenticeship over 4 years. My father came along to the company to sign the forms showing his commitment to me learning the trade (as was the custom in the old days).
From milling the iron castings, to radial drilling, horizontal boring and multi head special purpose boring machines. To Wickman single spindle bar fed lathes, copy lathes, capstan lathes and cylindrical grinders. To Gearcutting, horizontal and vertical broaching, and induction hardening and a spell in the inspection department!
I ran the gear cutting, broaching, drilling and induction hardening shop at the age of 19 for 2 years until the company's demise and closure.
'The World turns on Colchester', as it says on the side of my old Student
@@garethjones7182 "It all starts with Exide", was the catch phrase of the Exide battery company.
Hey Monty... thanks to you and all the other people that helped turn out these fantastic old lathes and machine tools!!
Brilliant clean up!!!!
Nice job so far.
Like the Lockheed Martin t-shirt! I have a substantial Lockheed Martin wardrobe as well.
I remember when i worked at a machine shop i had to take my lathe apart every day right before going home to clean it up oil it up ready for the next day
Waou !! really ??
Just found your channel. Awesome, I like the way you do everything. I will keep watching, thanks...
Awesome episode!
Молодцы парни! Отличный станок. Монтаж супер.
I find it weird that I had the urge to rewatch this video today of all days.
Nicely done video summary! And you have managed to have background music that doesn't annoy or aggravate. My only suggestion for improvement would be some voice over talking about the steps in the process, but overall, a solid A. Thanks!
I miss the old days long gone now...sometimes I would like to go back to those days as a tool and die maker again..
At 0:38 even the cat thinks it looks like a boat anchor.
Good save.
it was made 30 miles from where I live, factory is housing estate now:(
I was born and raised in Colchester, and the father of my best friend at school worked for the lathe company
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We had one at school. Awesome machine.
Ahh the Colchester Lathe company down in the Hythe....
please assemble it without the vice grips and pump pliers... unless you harvest a motor off a pump
Yeah, that was fucking torture seeing that.
It's a Colchester so it's going to be just fine. They built them properly. A steam clean would of helped a lot! Cast iron can go from looking terrible to beautiful with just a bit of elbow grease.
Well done! enjoyed the video so much
3 mins 12 secs and its looking loads better
Чуваки, круто. Единомышленники по всему миру это нештяк
Did you consider using revered electrolysis to clean up some of that rust, before resorting to wire-brushing it?
3:29 For a second I was tought I was tripping , I tought I read Batman on the machine.
👀 i would love to be able to clean my machines that fast... Your work looking nice so far....👍
Real cool kitty cat! GINGERS RULE!
i think you guys schould go get a good 3 phase engine, assa, abb.... and then use a danfoss driver for it, in that way you can get a low start current and maybe bind a botton for active brake. that would be a little modern
very good!!! parabéns pelo excelente trabalho de vocês
Think cleaning the ways on a lathe bed would be chemical and rags first. Would avoid even flat stone grinding.
I like ...you work very organized my friend..👍
Where are you guys like Florida or Washington?
Was the lathe kept outside before you got it?
Wow. I didn't know the Colchesters were sold stateside!
Very stout little lathe!
good job.
I would like to get such a lathe
A parts washer with solvent and a couple of bottles of rust remover would have helped this along
I am amazed great job!
2HP motor will be fine, even 1.5hp. Definitely 3phase with a vfd at 240v single phase input (get a cheap vfd, does the job well enough for $100, anything brand name will be over $400 for 2hp)
fyi, there's no mill scale on the chuck, chuck jaws or ways, mill scale is what you get after metal is hot rolled, forged or heat-treatment - you just have rust there.
This is the first Bantam I've seen.
Great job, I like it 👍
Che ricordi,io lavoravo in una azienda che revisionava TUTTE le macchine utensili e non solo.Alcune le trasformavamo in cnc.
Who is the composer of the song
I have got all my motors at local scrapeyard. Once there was completely new 3 phase 2HP motor, new with key binded to the shaft with stick tape. It had cost me around 20 USD. But it depends at your scrapeyard. Somewhere are just tons of crap.
When cleaning this stuff up, does removing rust not cause parts to no longer fit together properly?
That's a short lathe there,how long it and what's the swing? Mine in a 24inch swing and 6 foot long
Nice!! Any port in a storm....
Wish I had these skills
Which liquid is used to remove the rust..
My college still use this machine , i like use this
Hi very nice lathe you have there I'm in the process of restoring my colchester master 6inch lathe. she's in a right state. can i ask I love the piano music can I ask the name of it pls. 👌👌👌
The US is such a fucking crazy place! I both hate and love it at the same time... You have to pay 15-20 grand for a fucking wood scrap epoxy table or even 50 grand to paint a fucking 60-80 grand Lamborghini. But you can buy such an amazing tool with change... It boggles my mind... Where i come from, that lathe would be 1k at least. And to pay a fucking Lambo respray, and a very very good one at that, about 3-5 grand. The US is crazy and i hate love it!!!
I love the cat, stealing the show.
A cat? it looks like a lion!
That cat has a target on its side!!!
Probably could smell mice on the lathe
3 phase 2-3 hp service factor 1.15. 240volts use phase converter from single to three phase
Unless you have 3phase power.3600rpm if you can find it if not around 1150rpm.
Now where to find one cheap.
Ebay is the biggest rip you off there is ,so NO.
Go to your salvage yard try find one on a late model machine with a VFD and start stop circuit's .Use your DMM to check for shorts or a megger ohm meter.
Your drive pulley needs to match for an A B C style belt .
First stop would be the car wash lol
Молодцы. Посмотрел с удовольствием.
Amazing work! What is the chemical you use to clean up the rust? I have some old tools i'm trying to restore but rust is a plague!
I'm so glad you asked! check out the latest video: th-cam.com/video/0SGK65imxDA/w-d-xo.html
Parabéns amigo esse é uma raridade tenho certeza que vc vai usufluir muito bem forte abraço.
5:45. Cleaning rust from the chuck without protecting the ways underneath?
That cleaned up awesome! What did you use to get it so nice?
Thanks Henri, we used a combination of a lot of things. some rust remover called evapo-rust worked like a charm for a lot of things. but its mostly just a lot of time and effort. the next video i am posting will be all about rust removal, stick around and check that one out for more info.
Wow..
How old that machine bro
razak othman between 1963-75. I’d guess earlier though as it has the imperial thread count dial on the apron.
@@billyb4223
Older than me bro...
But still can running..strong machine.
Please tell me if there is any others machine want to scrap..maybe i can buy it
Quality machinery manages to find itself in the scrap heap all the time. Check scrapyards, Facebook marketplace, online sales pages, auctions etc. Remember the amount of work needed on these machines is huge and lengthy. This isn’t such a good restoration but at least it works.
New, the motor will probably be the same price as the lathe. You can do better used on eBay, though. I got nothing else to do today, so...
Cheapest one that appeared reasonable. Good seller:
www.ebay.com/itm/291859353968
Appears to be in better condition, also good seller, but sold as-is:
www.ebay.com/itm/231942542486
Local pickup only, if you live anywhere near Lawndale, NC.
www.ebay.com/itm/250901682474
Good seller again. Something tells me these comments are just going to sound like a broken record:
www.ebay.com/itm/181490047034
It says "untested" but the seller allows returns if it doesn't work. May be higher voltage than you're looking for:
www.ebay.com/itm/132040179500
Another pickup in Lawndale:
www.ebay.com/itm/232292935076
It claims to be unused, and seller has 100% positive feedback, but not as many sales as the other ones. Kinda sketchy:
www.ebay.com/itm/291609801090
*Insert broken record comment here*:
www.ebay.com/itm/291672925595
*Insert broken record comment here*:
www.ebay.com/itm/262074475580
This seller made this list a few times:
www.ebay.com/itm/292089348047
I checked every 2 HP motor on ebay below around $130, though not thoroughly. Double check before you buy industrial machinery from some guy on eBay recommended by some guy on TH-cam.
Thanks a ton man! i will check these out for sure.
Cuanto trabajo!! Felicitaciones!!
Nice video you got a sub here notice you are from florida because of the publix freezer bags lol.
Realy expert 👍👍
Is it mini lathe ?
Where are you located? Check your local industrial scrap man and see if they have any 2hp 3ph Baldor motors. Then get a VFD off ebay... If you were near Murrieta, CA I have 2hp 3ph Baldor's for $30.
what did you use to remove the rust
check out episode 2 ;)
Sweet cat
What is the song that you used called?
Nice artefact!
How much did you pay?
молодцы ребятки респект
"Леворукий" как мой тв-320. В смысле расположения управления продольной и поперечной подач.
В СССР внутренние полости станков окрашивались в красный цвет.
Де ти бачив в ссср такі старі станки в такому стані
Oh no! another left hand machine.
thinking you could do this in the first section, is like people just entering a war. Oh, it will be a week max. Maybe 10 days. But it is what keeps us trucking and doing, we think it is much easier than it is. like women.
Проще и дешевле всего отдать станину на перешлифовку направляющих. Если есть калибр, то можно и отшабрить. Ещё есть эпоксидный материал для починки, но тогда нужна лекальная линейка... А для экструзионных работ и так сойдёт. Я б за починку такого ржавого не стал браться.