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I've finished my lathe, milling and drilling station. The lathe is now spinning, happily powered by an adapted bench grinder.
One small setback was breaking the mounting point on the end of the long screw that runs the length of the lathe and moves the cutting head back and forth. Had to break out my old welding gear to weld a bolt on the end to restore its length and give me somewhere to fix the adjusting handle to.





I still need to learn how to use it all ......but it looks nice.

Very nice setup there, everything close by and easily accessible, exactly what is needed.

Thats the kind if setup I need but with a bench drill instead of a lathe.

508035 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 3:58 pm Very nice setup there, everything close by and easily accessible, exactly what is needed.

Thats the kind if setup I need but with a bench drill instead of a lathe.

My 'big' bench drill is on the main garage bench but I have squeezed a mini bench drill and cross slide into this cabinet. It doubles as a basic milling machine.
It's often used to mill out loco ballast weights to give a little extra space for decoders and speakers.

I think the main two things to remember apart from actually using the actual cuttingedge of lathe tools as I have seen beginners use the wrong side, is to take off very small cuts at a time to begin with, and the second is a potential danger that I came across with my "Toylike" modern Unimats, is that taking a hand file to the work in the chuck probably isn't a good idea as things can potentially go bad very quickly if one ever is tempted and tries this as I found out. (No damage done but I saw the potential in how things could go wrong).

Oh... And if one has any strings on clothing, or is wearing a shirt with a tie, or long hair etc etc, see to it first and remove any potentially dangerous item before using the lathe. NEVER EVER operate a lathe on a cold day in a shed with a scarf round ones neck for obvious reasons! (Is rather like the "Never ride a bicycle with a long scarf round ones neck!")
To add to this, always wear eye protection.
Other than that and to watch ones fingers, all is fine!

Here is my latest purchase, my 1st ever Bachmann Class A4, ok a split chassis loco and I think she has at least 1 busted plastic axle, however, replacements have already been purchased, only problem is that I don't have 1 of the sets with me at the moment in order to effect repairs but I am looking forward to running this lovely loco once I get back home from my 3 week break away from the place.

Modelling a representation of around Leeds there are/was a number of bus companies to be seen. Most I have travelled on.
The likes of Samuel Ledgard's and travelling to Airedale or Otley. Yorkshire Woollen District bus to Dewsbury and Earlsheaton. Going on a tour with Wallace Arnold Tours. Off course Leeds City Corporation buses to Seacroft and elsewhere.

I have models of buses of all those companies. One company not mentioned is West Yorkshire Road Car Company. I travelled a large number of times on their buses to Harrogate and Knaresborough. I did not have a model of their buses; that is until yesterday.

Still in its plastic box.




Glencairn

That is very nice, I have always liked that style of bus.

Way back in the early 1950s I made a number of journies (with family off course) travelling to Newcastle. No motorways in those days. Stopping at most cities and towns with a break at Leeming Bar. Those were the days. Long gone now off course.

Glencairn

Cyprus mid 60s. Those Bedford OB buses were how we got to and from work - Limassol to Akrotiri.