Shame your chuck is a bit naff. "New Boxford" is a misnomer. Yours is probably like mine over 60 years old. But working really well. Good Luck with your machining adventures. 😀

Just found your channel and Subscribed. Nice work. I have to make a plan securing mine as well

Super job I’m starting one myself tomorrow the same voice what make of paint was that if you don’t mind thanks super videos keep them coming😊

I’ve got the same machine, but the lead screw and feed have stopped turning, I guess the shear pin is broken, any idea where it is located and how you repair it?

Any chance you could explain how to renew the lead screw shear pin on the viceroy lathe please, mines broken so needs to be replaced

would you do a video on how to oil and grease the headstock on the viceroy, I can find no info on it and when I oil the 2 oil points on the top I get about half a squirt in then it overflows. I don't think this is enough

What type of toolpost sir ? I also have the same boxford type A lathe

Use WD40 with aluminium your finish with be much better plus the chips wont still to the carbide tool

Nifty idea that

Well done, hope you have many hours of enjoyment

Good score on that chuck aswell! If you can get a 5inch aswell it would be worth it. But at that price you can't complain.

Good job on that

You are right on the older machines being better. Find a good low run time unit and man you are pretty much set for life

Amazing score on the lorch, did not know lorch made anything apart from their watch maker lathes! Such a jewel of a machine, I would get it just for that and drool over the precision cross slide and the beautifully machined hand wheels!

Are you considered a felon now?

Never heard of such a thing!🇺🇸 Tamper screws.

True!👍Thats why I love old Tools.

Nice work

Instead of grinding the handle off, why not turn it upside down and use the hinged lid as an access to remove the ashes? The bottom, now on the top, could be used to cook on.

Instead of grinding the handle off, why not turn it upside down and use the hinged lid as an access to remove the ashes? The bottom, now on the top, could be used to cook on.

Wow, years since I used one of these, is there many pple on..? Is it still 14 for a copy + 19..? And do pple still talk in that way these days..🧐😅😂🤣

My 50 cal ammo van has been ordered.

Have a look at ''My Tiny Workshop'' and his restoration of a Record no5 vice restoration.

I predict you will be disappointed by the rivets.

I own a 8x16 Chinese lathe I bought in 2005. At the time it came with a stand, 2 chucks, faceplate and steadies for £560 delivered. It has been well used and abused but still gives excellent service doing all I ask of it. I have made 5 internal combustion model engine on it and while I can see it is not finished to the standard of Myford etc, it is a tool that gets the job done. The hardened ways show no sign at all of any wear even after 16 years. I wanted something I could move on my own. I have considered ML7 over the years. The biggest thing that puts me off is the generally non-hardened beds used on the Myford. Every time I get interested and look around it seems there are so many "paint re-furbished" examples of 50 or more years old that the risk of paying good money for a nice looking machine but with worn out beds seems high. I am not even convinced they are as good as claimed, the only Myford thing I have is a vertical slide which uses a main nut that is just a complete joke, 4mm thick of some white metal that really doesn't seem fit for purpose at all. I am pretty sure, if it wasn't for the Chinese lathes bringing the overall price of lathes down then I would never have been able to afford a small lathe at all.

Really like your boring bar. I might make a similar one for my lathe.

You can use a 1 gal square solvent can, wire and tin cans for ducting and sheet. A wood mallet, hatchet and camp knife with old nail to cut the tin and punch the holes. Wire can be used to attach everything together. Definitely want a multi tool. But a basic hobo stove is cheaper than dirt to make with things from the trash. All sorts of steel boxes around.

Awesome stuff you are doing. I have been collecting toolls.

Could you please provide link?

I agree that things are just not made as well as they used to be. I love that my lathe is a WWII era machine. Thanks for sharing this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ6yg4xua5aMa7c

Not bad here in Suffolk either.

Would be able to provide a link for this vise. Thanks much!

That looks almost identical to my Smart & Brown model L, please send me all your collets , Del

Hi there, excellent video, love the old machines Can I make one suggestion however ? I know these old machines can be picked up for very little money, but sometimes I think this is a false economy If you can pick up a more modern Student / Harrison 300 etc with gear box and modern cam lock head stock and higher speeds for carbide, do buy it Yes you will pay 3-4k, maybe more, but a good one is a pleasure to use and if you take care of it you can use it for 10-15 years and sell it for more than you paid for it (what car or other gadget can you say the same about ?) Thank you again

Hi there from Ireland Just discovered you channel and looking forward to binge watching all the rest of your videos Big fan of all the usual suspects, doubleboost, Abom79, Keith Rucker .... etc I have a little Colechester Student myself, but don't use it as much as I should Thanks again for all the effort it must take to make and upload these videos

Pull the transformer out of that power supply and rewind the secondary output with some 6mil panel wire with about 14 turns and increase the amp output

Yes that is a factory filler, which lots of people don't realise!

glade your happy with it mine is very good at bringing in rubbish

Nice little machine, a little like the early LeBlond regal

I like your videos but, I think you are being too kind to the new mini lathes and such, the new smaller machines I see over here are pretty terrible. Your Colchester is a serious machine. I use an old worn machine like that all the time, you get to know where the "sweet spots" are.

That is a great machine! The quality stands out. Thanks for showing.

This is a great video! The points you make are right on. The new manufactured machines we get in the US are usually very poorly made and designed, until they get into the larger geared head machines. It really is a tough decision to make buying new vs old. I found where I am located, taking a little time, really good solid old lathes can be found at much less cost then new. Small older machines are in short supply, and expensive.

Well, it depends on the old lathe and the new lathe. If you compare an older lathe that was built and priced expensively against a new lathe that’s built and priced cheaply, as long as the old lathe isn’t worn out, which is often true, then yes, you’re correct. But you have to be careful, because a lot of old lathes are definitely worn out, and need a lot of work to bring back to useful working condition. But you can get pretty high quality new lathes today that aren’t TOO expensive. They tend to be more versatile. The truth is, I have a South Bend 10L Heavy I bought in 1983, and a South Bend FOURTEEN I bought in 2002, so I’m not against older equipment. But I’ve been doing this since high school in the 1960s, and can repair old equipment if I have to, and bring it up to standards. New people to this can’t do that as they don’t have the knowledge, experience, so it might be best to buy something new, unless they know someone who can help then pick a decent used one, and possibly help to get it in shape.

I am all about the old machines, especially unusual stuff, or things that stand out for some reason

I own an old Colchester Student lathe, recently bought a import 9 x 20 lathe for smaller jobs, this was not a cheap purchase. the quality of construction and assembly was awful. headstock badly out of alignment tailstock 3mm too low, gearbox no bearings just steel against steel. luckily i had the equipment and experience to rebuild it, but without my mill and big lathe it would have been good as an anchor.... no support from the company i purchased it from. if i could have gone back i would have gone for an old british or american lathe

Keep on keeping on keeping the thing alive bruva. 73 from tottenham London.

No one can hear you. You need to watch the video before you upload it, the quality is terrible. Such a shame as the content could be very interesting.

The sound is very very quiet. Very interesting project though!

Nota 10 pt. cuțit ! 😁

The bloody faffing ya gotta do just for stock removal lmao, they treat us like savages lmao