J Grainger
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2006
- Location
- United Kingdom
I'm back working part-time for a manufacturing company as a machine shop operative - mostly manual turning with a gradual progression to learning CNC.. I've worked at the company a few times with a few redundancies but keep going back because I like working there and it presently fits with my other life goals.
Previously I was getting to grips with a Herbert Senior No.4 just before becoming redundant, now I'm back and the last of the old machinists there has passed away. The new machine shop foreman is great but not really interested or experienced with capstan lathes, so the lathe was looking to possibly be scrapped prior to me running off a few bits this past week.. I'm not sure he wants to include the machine in future production but I'm into vintage machines, and for the sort of work/ quantities we do it's just up my street/ fun without being too repetitive.
Being about 10 years since last using it, there are a few things I'm still trying to remember.. like how the capstan is unlocked to move along the bed.. and the grease/oil nipples on the headstock, are they for oil? - presently holding off buying a manual as it's possibly in one of the disused areas.. and not my lathe.
It's a Herbert No.4 Senior non-Preoptive, there's a rotating 4 pronged selector for speeds and a lever to choose between the high/low speed at each setting.
In order to try and give it a good showing are there some youtube videos to search for? - I've set and used the Coventry die heads but not some of the other turret-specific fancy stuff.
Thank you,
Jonathan
Previously I was getting to grips with a Herbert Senior No.4 just before becoming redundant, now I'm back and the last of the old machinists there has passed away. The new machine shop foreman is great but not really interested or experienced with capstan lathes, so the lathe was looking to possibly be scrapped prior to me running off a few bits this past week.. I'm not sure he wants to include the machine in future production but I'm into vintage machines, and for the sort of work/ quantities we do it's just up my street/ fun without being too repetitive.
Being about 10 years since last using it, there are a few things I'm still trying to remember.. like how the capstan is unlocked to move along the bed.. and the grease/oil nipples on the headstock, are they for oil? - presently holding off buying a manual as it's possibly in one of the disused areas.. and not my lathe.
It's a Herbert No.4 Senior non-Preoptive, there's a rotating 4 pronged selector for speeds and a lever to choose between the high/low speed at each setting.
In order to try and give it a good showing are there some youtube videos to search for? - I've set and used the Coventry die heads but not some of the other turret-specific fancy stuff.
Thank you,
Jonathan