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16 January 2024 at 19:47 #707620
Jon Wilman
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I have been setting up my workshop for my retirement in 3 years time. I have a Colchester Bantam lathe which runs on a VSD and am in the process of building a hybrid Harrisson Vertical mill with a Beaver VBRP Mk1 head attached. Machine has had full strip and nut and bolt rebuild, including repaint and 2 new VSD. Lathe has been running for a few years but mill will hopefully be finished in the spring. I wish I had chosen a Bridgeport head due to the spare part situation being far better than the Beaver but was committed after I made the head conversion adaptor at work and now am not in a situation to repeat for a different head. Beaver has proved a challenge to say the least but hey we all like a challenge!!

If anyone has a Mk1 VBRP and can help with any parts or the chance of me actually seeing another VBRP in the flesh that would be great.

Jon Wilman
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16 January 2024 at 20:04 #707631
peak4
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Hello and welcome; I can’t help with your query, but whereabouts in the world are you?

Bill
16 January 2024 at 20:35 #707637
Jon Wilman
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Hi Bill ,Clanfield near Portsmouth England

Jon
16 January 2024 at 22:41 #707678
noel shelley
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Welcome Jon, we’re mostly a happy bunch on here. Best wishes Noel.
17 January 2024 at 18:27 #707994
Howard Lewis
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Welcome!

We are all happy to help, where we can; and even happier to be helped when we have a query or a problem.

You are in good company here!

Howard
17 January 2024 at 20:46 #708040
V8Eng
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Welcome to the forum.
20 January 2024 at 11:09 #708584
Laurence Wright
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Myself & my grandson Thomas are building a LMS 2f locomotive in 5″ gauge and to add to our workshop equipment. I have decided to build the Harry Hall Advanced Grinding Rest, just started on it.

We have a Myford ML7 3 phase with gearbox and a Warco Super Major Vario Milling machine which is a lovely piece of kit.

We also run a 5″ gauge Standard 4 Tank engine and a J94 Saddle tank. Plus doing all the maintenance on them.

The biggest challenge is the Twin Sisters LMS 2f hoping to get to a rolling chassis this summer.

Laurie & Thomas
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