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locoboy - 26/12/06 at 06:26 PM

I have bought an old but good condition Drummond (i think!) lathe.

It came with no tooling and im after a bit of advice on

What sort of tooling to buy?

Where is best to get it from?

Does anyone have any surplus tooling for sale?

I am after guidance as to what BASIC tooling i need, i dont want to do anything fancy with it, just need to have a go and see if i can get to grips with the easy stuff before i either invest in some better tooling and tackle more testing turning or realise its not for me and sell it!

Cheers

[Edited on 26/12/06 by locoboy]

rayward - 26/12/06 at 06:33 PM

Hi,

have a look the RS website

part number 696-077

a good starter kit,

cheers
Ray

Wadders - 26/12/06 at 06:39 PM

A set like this will get you going for not a lot of dough.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-PCE-LATHE-TOOLS-1-2-SHANK-COLCHESTER-MYFORD_W0QQitemZ290063042223QQihZ019QQc

hillbillyracer - 26/12/06 at 06:42 PM

I got some stuff from a stand that was at the NEC classic car show in October.
About £100 or less would sort you out with a basic decent set of tools with the replacable tips at their prices I have their number if you want it.
There is a someone on Ebay called Matt tools who always seems to have a fair bit on & plenty others too. I did a search for "Lathe tools" & found plenty on Ebay.
I tried local suppliers but it was gonna cost me £300-400!

RichardK - 26/12/06 at 07:37 PM

I've got quite a lot from here http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/ not an obviouse place but seem to quite competitivly priced and the service is good.

REgards

Rich

caber - 26/12/06 at 08:50 PM

I have used RDG though their ebay shop. They have some tools with replaceable tips, these are so much better than the grind to shape type. The tips seem expensive at £2 each but you don't need to replace them too often un less you are really rough with them. You can also look at linky They have a good selection of lathe tools as well

caber

locoboy - 26/12/06 at 10:55 PM

Thanks for the links and info,

How do i determine what size morse taper i have in my tailstock?

Pathfinder..........

Its your old lathe, any idea what size it is?

Thanks

Simon - 27/12/06 at 10:36 AM

Loco,

The London Model Engineering Exhibition is on at the Ally Pally on 19 - 21 January 2007

http://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk/html/london_model_engineering_exhib.html

There will be the usual manufacturers there, plus loads of trade stands, and engineers doing things on site. These are the guys you want to talk to as they are all about 110 years old, and have a bit of experience

If you want cheap turning tools, get them from machine mart. You may find they break though!

ATB

Simon

[Edited on 27/12/06 by Simon]

907 - 27/12/06 at 11:19 AM

quote:
Originally posted by locoboy
Thanks for the links and info,

How do i determine what size morse taper i have in my tailstock?

Pathfinder..........

Its your old lathe, any idea what size it is?

Thanks


Hi.

Is this any help?

Dims approx and in mm for a 1, 2, & 3mt


hth

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Wadders - 27/12/06 at 11:38 AM

Have a look here, great site, loads of useful info also does copies of manuals.
The link is directly to the drummond page
have fun
Al.

http://www.lathes.co.uk/drummond/index.html