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Posted by Charles Ping on January 24, 2008, 10:50 am
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:10:12 +0000, Peter Neill
>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:08:12 +0000, Charles Ping
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>>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:02:37 +0000, Peter Neill
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>>>Having serious thoughts about upgrading from my ML7 now.
>>>Before I take some piccies and stick it up for sale in the usual
>>>places, any hint of interest here?
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>>>Unilikely to be cheap though, as it was restored to as new condition
>>>quite recently, with plenty of extras to go with it.
>>>And that's a proper restration btw, not a repaint.
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>>>Peter
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>>Upgrading to what?
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>>Charles
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>I have my eye on a Mk2 Bantam.
>No space for anything much bigger..
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>Peter
A specific one or just one in general?
Personally I'd have a Chipmaster(even a knackered variator one) if I
wanted that size of lathe. I'm told that variator replacement works
well with a modern vector control inverter since they do at least have
a back gear.
Charles
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Posted by Peter Neill on January 24, 2008, 12:08 pm
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:50:08 +0000, Charles Ping
>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:10:12 +0000, Peter Neill
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>>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:08:12 +0000, Charles Ping
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>>>On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:02:37 +0000, Peter Neill
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>>>>Having serious thoughts about upgrading from my ML7 now.
>>>>Before I take some piccies and stick it up for sale in the usual
>>>>places, any hint of interest here?
>>>>
>>>>Unilikely to be cheap though, as it was restored to as new condition
>>>>quite recently, with plenty of extras to go with it.
>>>>And that's a proper restration btw, not a repaint.
>>>>
>>>>Peter
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>>>Upgrading to what?
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>>>
>>>Charles
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>>I have my eye on a Mk2 Bantam.
>>No space for anything much bigger..
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>>Peter
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>A specific one or just one in general?
>Personally I'd have a Chipmaster(even a knackered variator one) if I
>wanted that size of lathe. I'm told that variator replacement works
>well with a modern vector control inverter since they do at least have
>a back gear.
>
>Charles
A specific one that may come up shortly.
I have thought about Chipmasters, but most are getting a bit long in
the tooth now and even the ratty ones seem to go for ridiculous
prices.
However having said that, a particularly pristine Chippy was up for
sale north of the border just recently - looked almost brand new.
Peter
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Posted by Christopher Tidy on January 24, 2008, 6:46 pm
Please log in for more thread options Charles Ping wrote:
> A specific one or just one in general?
> Personally I'd have a Chipmaster(even a knackered variator one) if I
> wanted that size of lathe. I'm told that variator replacement works
> well with a modern vector control inverter since they do at least have
> a back gear.
Isn't the variator rather a cool piece of engineering? Maybe a fun thing
to fix rather than replace...
Chris
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Posted by mark@ems-fife.co.uk on January 24, 2008, 3:27 pm
Please log in for more thread options > On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:08:12 +0000, Charles Ping
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> >On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:02:37 +0000, Peter Neill
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> >>Having serious thoughts about upgrading from my ML7 now.
> >>Before I take some piccies and stick it up for sale in the usual
> >>places, any hint of interest here?
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> >>Unilikely to be cheap though, as it was restored to as new condition
> >>quite recently, with plenty of extras to go with it.
> >>And that's a proper restration btw, not a repaint.
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> >>Peter
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> >Upgrading to what?
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> >Charles
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> I have my eye on a Mk2 Bantam.
> No space for anything much bigger..
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The only two half decent machines Colchester ever made were the
Chipmaster and the Magnum,especially the Chipmaster.Not a toolroom
lathe in any sense of the word but a decent little lathe to use on a
part time basis.The variator is it`s weak point but if you make a
point of using the correct oil in it and always adjusting the speed
up and down a bit every time you use it you will get good service out
it.
Mark
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Posted by on January 24, 2008, 12:36 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Having serious thoughts about upgrading from my ML7 now.
> Before I take some piccies and stick it up for sale in the usual
> places, any hint of interest here?
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> Unilikely to be cheap though, as it was restored to as new condition
> quite recently, with plenty of extras to go with it.
> And that's a proper restration btw, not a repaint.
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> Peter
Hi Peter, good luck with selling the Myford, with the description of
the resoration you gave us you certainly should get some interest from
the more knowlegeble. I will be interested in how active the market is
as I may yet sell one of mine if the market place hasn't gone too
"soft".
I must agree with Charles as I have always seen the Bantam as a bit of
an "inbetween" lathe, between the Chipmaster (superb if in good
condition and unfortunately rare these days) and the Student which I
have a soft spot for as I did most of my training on them. A good
Bantam though is a nice lathe even if a bit lightweight in Colchester
terms; do make sure that it is a nice one though as restoration will
not be as simple/cheap as the Myford. Good luck with your "upsize" I'm
not yet ready to agree to "upgrade" from a good Myford :-)) VBG
Keith
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