10-10-2020, 03:30 PM
(10-10-2020, 01:36 PM)Tony Griffiths Wrote:(08-10-2020, 11:36 AM)Charles P Wrote: A con rod borer converted to a lathe. As you say, scarcity forces creativity.There's a unit shown in several pictures on this page that can be adapted to most lathes with a T-slotted cross slide: http://www.lathes.co.uk/drummondaccessories/
I for one would like to make a small step in the other direction and find a con rod boring jig for my lathe!
Charles
My first lathe was an M-Type Drummond and over time I managed to collect every accessory ever made - save for the con-rod boring jig. Have succumbed to an offer for the whole kit and sold it, guess what turned up on the following Saturday amonst a pile of machine-tool junk? Yes, the missing item.
My first lathe was an M type as well and whilst I didn't manage to collect such an array of accessories before moving to a Kerry 1124 I still reckon that the M Type is a fabulous small lathe.
I don't have a T slotted cross slide on my CVA but would happily engineer a solution if I'm ever lucky enough to stumble across a con rod attachment.
Charles