27-03-2014, 11:21 AM
Hi,
Yes Gary; space is always a problem and in buying a lathe the lathe really needs to be used although once a lathe is owned it does tend to get used. The learning curve is quite steep on an engineering lathe but a wood turning lathe is much more forgiving especially if you learn to duck quickly?
Thanks Nick for your kind comments; yes I actually agree about the green colour; it looks a bit fierce in the pictures but in reality it isn't so much in your face and I'm warming to it; I'm colour blind anyway but it looks good to me and will brighten up the corner of the garage. I just liked the look of this green colour on the "YouTube" Lorch I posted earlier; it's different anyway.
Yes a nice clear cover would be good similar to a glass display case but then I intend to use the Lorch but at least I'll be starting off with a nice clean lathe which make a refreshing change?
Very true Big Al, my Lorch will get used. When I started to tidy this Lorch up I didn't intend to go over the top but as I started to reveal its true beauty and began to realize what I could make of it well it just took over my life as so many of my projects do. This Lorch takes me back many years to steam engines like the winding engine we had installed at the Caphouse Colliery where I worked with shiny steel and brass which were regularly gone over with an oil rag.
I have already emailed Tony at "Lathes" Alan to let him know I have this Lorch sending him pictures but I didn't receive a reply? I thought Tony lived near you Alan somewhere in the midlands?
A bit of good news; my offer for the Brook Gryphon motor has been accepted and this motor is brand new having been stored in a home garage for a couple of years. Being single phase it will save me lots of extra work converting to 3 phase and VFD. I don't need a fully variable speed engineering lathe for the kind of turning I do and I know these Gryphon motors are the best in their class. Once the motor arrives I'll check it's amps to see if this old dash pot style starter will be suitable because a modern Brook starter in its plastic enclosure might look a bit out of place?
My only regret so far with this restoration is that I went with cellulose paint for speed. Had I known the lathe would respond so well to my TLC I would have used Paragon machinery enamel applying the paint by brush. Using cellulose was quicker but certainly wasn't a pleasure given the conditions I was working under and I must admit I'm not a fan of doing lots of masking or having to wear a respirator misting my glasses and ear defenders against a very noisy compressor.
Kind regards, Col.
Yes Gary; space is always a problem and in buying a lathe the lathe really needs to be used although once a lathe is owned it does tend to get used. The learning curve is quite steep on an engineering lathe but a wood turning lathe is much more forgiving especially if you learn to duck quickly?
Thanks Nick for your kind comments; yes I actually agree about the green colour; it looks a bit fierce in the pictures but in reality it isn't so much in your face and I'm warming to it; I'm colour blind anyway but it looks good to me and will brighten up the corner of the garage. I just liked the look of this green colour on the "YouTube" Lorch I posted earlier; it's different anyway.
Yes a nice clear cover would be good similar to a glass display case but then I intend to use the Lorch but at least I'll be starting off with a nice clean lathe which make a refreshing change?
Very true Big Al, my Lorch will get used. When I started to tidy this Lorch up I didn't intend to go over the top but as I started to reveal its true beauty and began to realize what I could make of it well it just took over my life as so many of my projects do. This Lorch takes me back many years to steam engines like the winding engine we had installed at the Caphouse Colliery where I worked with shiny steel and brass which were regularly gone over with an oil rag.
I have already emailed Tony at "Lathes" Alan to let him know I have this Lorch sending him pictures but I didn't receive a reply? I thought Tony lived near you Alan somewhere in the midlands?
A bit of good news; my offer for the Brook Gryphon motor has been accepted and this motor is brand new having been stored in a home garage for a couple of years. Being single phase it will save me lots of extra work converting to 3 phase and VFD. I don't need a fully variable speed engineering lathe for the kind of turning I do and I know these Gryphon motors are the best in their class. Once the motor arrives I'll check it's amps to see if this old dash pot style starter will be suitable because a modern Brook starter in its plastic enclosure might look a bit out of place?
My only regret so far with this restoration is that I went with cellulose paint for speed. Had I known the lathe would respond so well to my TLC I would have used Paragon machinery enamel applying the paint by brush. Using cellulose was quicker but certainly wasn't a pleasure given the conditions I was working under and I must admit I'm not a fan of doing lots of masking or having to wear a respirator misting my glasses and ear defenders against a very noisy compressor.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
