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This topic has 12 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 4 April 2020 at 19:36 by Sam Spoons.

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3 April 2020 at 19:00 #462152
Sam Spoons
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Hi I've just started to get an old Boxford into working order so have joined the forum as I'll need advice and help. My last serious engineering was nearly 50 years ago at school and college so I'm very rusty but am reasonably aware of the safety issues (though if you want to remind me I won't take offence).
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3 April 2020 at 19:00 #40757
Sam Spoons
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4 April 2020 at 08:10 #462226
David George 1
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Hi Sam welcome to the forum. Where are you based as it helps with local supliers and help. There are plenty of Boxford owners on here who can give advice. Safety DONT LEAVE THE CHUCK KEY IN THE CHUCK and Wear safety glasses. Good luck

David
4 April 2020 at 08:40 #462234
Chris Evans 6
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@chrisevans6
Welcome along Sam, what sort of thing interests you to make on the lathe ?
4 April 2020 at 09:16 #462244
Brian H
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@brianh50089
Hello Sam and welcome. I'm a Boxford owner and I'll help if I can.

A good source of info about all sorts of machine tools is;

**LINK**

Brian
4 April 2020 at 10:26 #462258
Sam Spoons
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@samspoons83065
Thanks guys.

Thanks for the advice David. Will heed.

Chris, I plan to use the lathe for odd jobs, first one will be to repair a brass double bass tuning machine with a snapped shaft, just a matter of drilling and inserting a pin down the middle. I'm not likely to become a serious model maker as my other hobbies* take up more than enough of my time.

Brian, thanks for the link, I was aware of the website and it is a very useful resource.

Getting the Boxford working is almost an end in itself. It won't be a 'restoration', I don't have the skills or the time/motivation but simply a 'fixing up' so I can have a functioning lathe at the end of the process.

* Musician/guitar player, recording/retired live sound guy and sailing dinghies.
4 April 2020 at 11:34 #462275
Sam Spoons
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Just to add, I'm in South Manchester, very close to Abbotsfield Park.
4 April 2020 at 12:27 #462287
Bazyle
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@bazyle
Sam. Enjoy your Boxford.

The screw in the middle of the star wheel on the front of the apron on a Boxford is reverse thread. The clutch that this works is not meant to allow you to let it slam up against a saddle stop, It should be tightened enough to make the cut but you should be able to grip the handwheel and stop the saddle just shy of the saddle stop so it contacts gently

The grub screw going in from the right hand side of the apron to hold the half nut lever may be a locking screw with another one deep beneath it.

Don't forget to oil the backgear layshaft, and the pulley when in back gear mode, and the groove just in front of the bull wheel that the engagement slider works in. Slight risk of dropping the bits but consider taking off the front backgear engagement lever to see if the brass shoe that fits in that groove is not completely worn down.

Don't use the backgear for freeing the chucks.
4 April 2020 at 13:35 #462300
Sam Spoons
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@samspoons83065
Thanks Bazyle, I've started a thread in the Beginners Questions forum about fixing up my lathe as it seems the best place for it.
4 April 2020 at 14:08 #462306
Steviegtr
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Welcome Sam. Lots of Boxford owners on here. Good luck with your refurb.

Steve.
4 April 2020 at 14:10 #462309
Sam Spoons
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4 April 2020 at 19:34 #462366
Neil Wyatt
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Welcome to the forum Sam,

Anything on Soundcloud or Bandcamp?

Neil
4 April 2020 at 19:36 #462367
Sam Spoons
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Not at the moment, just for fun really. I'll see if I can dig soon live stuff out.

Do you play?
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