Thanks for the add

[Adrian HarrisonParticipant @adrianharrison27934]

[Adrian HarrisonParticipant @adrianharrison27934]

New member from Canada BC, I bought an older lathe two months ago which is an m type Drummond..

Really happy with what I bought and now I just need to learn how to use it 😁

[“Bill Hancox”Participant @billhancox]

Welcome. Just one piece of advice. Before you power up, thoroughly check it for freedom of movement. Do your best to find a copy of the owners manual. Buy a good training manual, if necessary one for any lathe of comparable size. The manual will provide you with generic safety and operation information. My learning curve took about 6 months. Good Luck.

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Welcome Adrian. My first lathe was also an 'M' type Drummond and I had many happy hours on that making things.

You will find information about your lathe here;

http://www.lathes.co.uk/drummond/index.html

Brian

[David George 1Participant @davidgeorge1]

Hi Adrian I have an M type lathe like you although i have done a few mods to mine like just pluging the first jole in the bed to prevent small parts disappearing to fitting a quick changed toolpost. It's worth having a look in my photos to see results and ideas.

David

[Adrian HarrisonParticipant @adrianharrison27934]

Posted by "Bill Hancox" on 03/01/2019 05:19:02:

Welcome. Just one piece of advice. Before you power up, thoroughly check it for freedom of movement. Do your best to find a copy of the owners manual. Buy a good training manual, if necessary one for any lathe of comparable size. The manual will provide you with generic safety and operation information. My learning curve took about 6 months. Good Luck.

Hello Bill, I diid go over the lathe with some good quality oil and checked everting was moving as it should be before i turned the motor over.. I did find the back gear would not stay engaged but thats now not a problem after some good use..
i bought the Amateur's lathe book about 4 years ago and must of read it about 20 times over but like you say its going to take sometime to put that into practice

[Adrian HarrisonParticipant @adrianharrison27934]

Posted by David George 1 on 03/01/2019 08:20:51:

Hi Adrian I have an M type lathe like you although i have done a few mods to mine like just pluging the first jole in the bed to prevent small parts disappearing to fitting a quick changed toolpost. It's worth having a look in my photos to see results and ideas.

David

HI David, i really like the look of your M type so I'm sure i will be asking you some questions as i can already see a few modifications I would like to make to mine.. That plug is a really good idea and one i will do this weekend..
I bought a copy of Model Engineers workshop last month because it had plans to make tool holders, that could well be my first project and along with the other projects that i will need to make to make them

[Adrian HarrisonParticipant @adrianharrison27934]

Posted by Brian H on 03/01/2019 08:12:08:

Welcome Adrian. My first lathe was also an 'M' type Drummond and I had many happy hours on that making things.

You will find information about your lathe here;

http://www.lathes.co.uk/drummond/index.html

Brian

Thank you for that link Brian and that traction engine you have in the picture looks amazing!

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Welcome to the forum Adrian,

A surprising number of Drummond users around here!

Neil

[larry phelan 1Participant @larryphelan1]

Having read that book,it,s just a matter of putting it into practice,you can,t go too far wrong,it,s all solid advice.

Just be warned !! Once you start,there,s no going back,you,re HOOKED !!

All that aside,you have a nice little machine and I wish you many happy hours with it.

Have fun .

PS Make sure to get a big bucket for the swarf,you might be surprised how fast it mounts up !

[larry phelan 1Participant @larryphelan1]

Having read that book,it,s just a matter of putting it into practice,you can,t go too far wrong,it,s all solid advice.

Just be warned !! Once you start,there,s no going back,you,re HOOKED !!

All that aside,you have a nice little machine and I wish you many happy hours with it.

Have fun .

PS Make sure to get a big bucket for the swarf,you might be surprised how fast it mounts up !

[David George 1Participant @davidgeorge1]

Hi again Adrian I have sent a message. Check at top of page after loging in.

David

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Welcome to the swarf making addicts club! LOTS of help and advice on here, plus some banter!

The more that you use the machine, the more things that you will find that you can do with it, Some of which, at one time, you would never have thought possible!

Howard

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