Recent content by bazmak

Its only connected to the lathe as a power source to demonstrate its working

Just seen this thread and really enjoyed going thru it.Congratulations on a great job well done This is the work i love doing.Getting a broken down item for next to nothing and bringing it back to life especially if its something you need and will use.Does it have a talble for the vertical...

Hi Everybody,still here and browsing.I have just finished my 19th Myford Green Super 7 and at a loss for something to do I bought a Sieg C1 Micro lathe for $50 Rusty,dirty and a non-runner,just to play about with.Thinking the board had gone and with a replacement at $200 would not be economical...

Hi everybody.Its a while since i last posted but i am still busy restoring Myford lathes,No 19 still for sale Just browsing and came across this old thread. I have just bought one of these lathe in as new condition but gunked/rusted up and not working.I paid $50 so i could just have a...

I will reopen this thread.It does not seem like 21/2 yrs since i put the simplex on the backburner.In the intervening time i have bought/restored and sold 17 Myford lathes while watching the Simplex go rusty. However Myfords have been in short supply and i have been busy looking for things to...

My small anvil works well for what i need. I have bonded some 3mm hard rubber to the underside and may put a round hole in to hold a few collets for forming or pushing out pressed in items.When working as a sheetmetalworker we had a 4m length of railway iron for closing off cleat joints etc down...

Hi everybody. No Myfords to do at the moment so looking around for small projects.I have taken an interest in anvils and watched numerous refurb/make projects Learned a lot about what i always thought were just lumps of steel.I learned that the older original anvils are superior and worth...

Thats brilliant Cogsy they look great and would be easy to recognise/play with. I may have go and make set.Look good and not too labour intensive

I have refurbished a no of Myford lathes and found epoxy enamel straight off the shelf at the local hardware store to be the best and easiest.Can be handled after 24hrs but takes a no of days to fully cure/harden Sure there are better more exotic paints and if you have the equipment and funds...

I have made a no of tables in timber,tiles glass etc but the best one i have seen uses square section timber cut into short lengths so that the end grain is to the top. The back row is say 2" high ,the pawn row say 1 1/2" and the remaining playing area is 1"tall. This gives a 3D effect and the...

Its a while since i made any chess pieces and memories fade.I did make many sets,sizes and different materials and varies tables ,glass etc Further to this post i have been going thru various posts/photos etc. A couple of points. Brass is a good choice but i would use s/s rather than alum to...

I used to make chess pieces in timber from std sizes to 6" dia x 12" high.I used a copy attachment for the lathe

can you call me 0427490430 thanks barry

Hi Herbie,i am interested if its still for sale Please PM me Regards Barry

All the best John keep well