Cowells renovation

[Tony JeffreeParticipant @tonyjeffree56510]

For the benifit of the person that has been following my series of articles on the Cowells lathe renovation project, you will be glad to know that the final article in the series was sent to DC for processing on Friday, so it should appear in a copy of MEW near you in due course. This article deals with cutting the gears for the finefeed train. As a taster, here is the end result:

The finefeed now works very nicely!

Regards,

Tony

[Tony JeffreeParticipant @tonyjeffree56510]

[JoParticipant @jo]

If any one is interested Dan Rowe and I did a BA & ME thread cutting conversion for the Cowells here: **LINK**

Jo

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Hey Tony

That's a real spoiler. Where will be the surprise when I open my MEW now?

Norman

[Tony JeffreeParticipant @tonyjeffree56510]

Sorry Norman…but then, you don't know what else is going to be in that issue…

Regards,

Tony

[Stephen BensonParticipant @stephenbenson75261]

Just spotted this lathe on Ebay what did you not like Tony seems a lot of work for just a few months ownership

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Stephen, this should answer your question

[Stephen BensonParticipant @stephenbenson75261]

I am not sure it does downsizing a workshop by getting rid of the smallest lathe I have three lathes but my Cowells would be the last lathe I would get rid of so I would be interested which lathe Tony kept

[Tony JeffreeParticipant @tonyjeffree56510]

Stephen –

I am keeping my CNC'd ML-7, my Taig (Peatol) lathe, and my Taig CNC mill. The fact that the latter two have interchangeable headstocks, chucks, backplates, etc. makes that combination particularly versatile.

I like the Cowells a lot; it is a fine little lathe, and it was a lot of fun restoring it. However, I didn't feel that I could justify keeping two lathes with essentially the same capacity/capability (actually the Taig has a bigger capacity). The problem is that at least in the short term my workshop will be smaller than my current one, so something had to give. The room I will be using is in a loft space above a garage, and the pitched roof means that bench space will be at a premium. Long term, once we have made the move and I have figured out how much space I have, who knows.

I did seriously consider selling the Myford instead, but having got the CNC side of that sorted to my satisfaction, that was too much of a stretch.

[Stephen BensonParticipant @stephenbenson75261]

Thanks for taking the trouble to provide such a complete reply Tony much appreciated good luck with the move

Thanks again Steve

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Tony

Use the garage as a workshop and leave the car outside – it is waterproof after all!

Good luck with the move "up North" – (although I thought you were already up north)

regards

Norman

[Tony JeffreeParticipant @tonyjeffree56510]

Norman –

I wouldn't dream of putting a car in a garage – they get soft if you do that.

Thanks – yes, Manchester is certainly "Up North" for most people, but I am moving about 400 miles further North

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