Hello all
I have posted in the past but its been a long time. I thought this might be a good place to post a project I am going to be starting and it will be over a long time I am sure. I will post pictures as it starts and I think this may help anyone with Colchester questions and maybe give and reciprocate ideas . I do have a 13" round head 6500 and a 21" 8000 series that I had to dismantle quite a bit and get up and running.
What I have is a bed and stripped head stock and some other parts that was parted out from a 17" x 80 , 8000 series lathe. I was able to get a complete head stock, apron, saddle, and a partial feed/speed box . I have a stripped down tail stock , lead screw and some other odds and ends.
I know this sounds like a expensive project to start , but the bed and parts didn't cost anything, and the head stock , saddle , apron, and other items I have , well suffice it to say I have 500 bucks into it so far.
Its supposed to warm up a little this week , and I have the bed outside with grease on the ways and a tarp over it, I will be posting pictures of it basically Before and After type pictures.
I hope not to bore anyone here and as my son said lets build it up and sell it, but I have to say if I go through this it would like trying to sell a kid. At least that's how I feel about it.
Mike
I have posted in the past but its been a long time. I thought this might be a good place to post a project I am going to be starting and it will be over a long time I am sure. I will post pictures as it starts and I think this may help anyone with Colchester questions and maybe give and reciprocate ideas . I do have a 13" round head 6500 and a 21" 8000 series that I had to dismantle quite a bit and get up and running.
What I have is a bed and stripped head stock and some other parts that was parted out from a 17" x 80 , 8000 series lathe. I was able to get a complete head stock, apron, saddle, and a partial feed/speed box . I have a stripped down tail stock , lead screw and some other odds and ends.
I know this sounds like a expensive project to start , but the bed and parts didn't cost anything, and the head stock , saddle , apron, and other items I have , well suffice it to say I have 500 bucks into it so far.
Its supposed to warm up a little this week , and I have the bed outside with grease on the ways and a tarp over it, I will be posting pictures of it basically Before and After type pictures.
I hope not to bore anyone here and as my son said lets build it up and sell it, but I have to say if I go through this it would like trying to sell a kid. At least that's how I feel about it.
Mike