Hi
This is my 1st post on here, been a member for a bit and found it a great source of info.
I’m no Machinist but served my time as a Agri Engineer/Blacksmith so have always done a bit of machining. I’ve been in the oil industry working for nearly 15 years now and my work offshore as a Mechy I can spends days on the lathe\mill or go 2 weeks without using it, mostly turning shaft/bushes some threading and general repair work.
I have a workshop at home and do a bit of Engineering to keep my hand in, I have a an old Colchester triumph 2000 at the moment that I cleaned up and works away good. But I’m considering a bigger Lathe as I’ve had to turn away a couple of jobs due to not having enough swing or hollow spindle size.
I’ve even looking at Colchester Masstiff & Mascot’s as I’ve used them in the past but the Colchester’s seem to hold a higher value even for old abused looking ones, I’ve seen you can get a TOS lathe for a lot less money. Has anyone got any experience of them or could give me info on other brands of lathes around this size.
Cheers
Kev
This is my 1st post on here, been a member for a bit and found it a great source of info.
I’m no Machinist but served my time as a Agri Engineer/Blacksmith so have always done a bit of machining. I’ve been in the oil industry working for nearly 15 years now and my work offshore as a Mechy I can spends days on the lathe\mill or go 2 weeks without using it, mostly turning shaft/bushes some threading and general repair work.
I have a workshop at home and do a bit of Engineering to keep my hand in, I have a an old Colchester triumph 2000 at the moment that I cleaned up and works away good. But I’m considering a bigger Lathe as I’ve had to turn away a couple of jobs due to not having enough swing or hollow spindle size.
I’ve even looking at Colchester Masstiff & Mascot’s as I’ve used them in the past but the Colchester’s seem to hold a higher value even for old abused looking ones, I’ve seen you can get a TOS lathe for a lot less money. Has anyone got any experience of them or could give me info on other brands of lathes around this size.
Cheers
Kev