lathe bigger than myford

[triumphman]

Looking for a lathe bigger than my ML7 but can still fit in a garage.
Anything out there?

[Burrell8]

Originally Posted by triumphman

Looking for a lathe bigger than my ML7 but can still fit in a garage.
Anything out there?

This fits in my garage but is a lot bigger than an ML7, which I also have!



There are lots of lathes bigger than Myfords that will suit you. Have a look here for lots of info on lathes.

[carl_byrne]

Look for a Colchester Bantam. A solidly built lathe with a surprisingly large capacity for its floor size.

See them for sale starting around £500 with chucks and steadies - especially the older model.

I wouldn't part with mine!

As an a example:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/colchester-ban...item2c58e6a9e6


Cheers Carl.

[tef 20]

Carl is bang on get a colchester
I asked on here a few years ago and got told a colchester bantam would be the best and i ended up buying a warco!! which i have now sold and i have bought a colchester bantam which looks like a good machine and has a nice smooth operation to it and would easy fit in a garage.


Mark

[steam makes me wet]

I have a type21 Dean Smith and Grace with gap bed ,steadies, 24" 4 jaw , 3 jaw,120"centres .Power traverse to saddle. and it would fit in a car garage! Only £6500.

[MARK RIGG]

Forget all those nasty cheap Colchesters, Harrisons, Excels, Warco etc. Look for a
Dean, Smith & Grace - the finest British lathe.

MARK

[jameswaterfield]

Just make sure you get one with a gaerbox for screw cutting, feeds etc

James

I rate the small Harrison/ Colchester lathe types

[carl_byrne]

".......Forget all those nasty cheap Colchesters, Harrisons, Excels, Warco etc. Look for a
Dean, Smith & Grace - the finest British lathe......"


Obviously! But sometimes cost is a deciding factor and also availability space. Yes, a DSG is a superb machine BUT now way as versatile as a Colchester/Harrison. The lack of rigidity/quality of the latter is more than made up for by their capacities/footprint size - a major consideration for many of us.

Cheers Carl.

[weidner]

Originally Posted by MARK RIGG

Forget all those nasty cheap Colchesters, Harrisons, Excels, Warco etc. Look for a
Dean, Smith & Grace - the finest British lathe.

MARK

Just a load of old Riggy - pay no attention !

[ShottendenAveling]

Originally Posted by MARK RIGG

Forget all those nasty cheap Colchesters, Harrisons, Excels, Warco etc. Look for a
Dean, Smith & Grace - the finest British lathe.

MARK

Not sure I fully agree with the list. True about the Warco (and similar lathes) my first hand experience of stuff like Warco is that it is little more than a hobby lathe of the most basic type and to be avoided for any serious stuff.

As for the Colchesters and Harrisons, we have both at home and they are good machines. They tend to get a little noisy in the head when they are old but still turn out good work. There a plenty of spares out there for them and they dont take up a lot of space. If I were looking for a bigger machine I would look at the Colchester Triumph or later 2000.

The DS&G is a fantastic lathe, agreed... but I would venture IMHO my Holbrook runs a pretty close second at a quality British machine.