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Colchester bantam manual2/28/2023 ![]() Any ideas where to get these?Īny help with this machine is greatly appreciated. I definitely need to buy a couple of bits - the plaque with the screwcutting information is not readable - are these available anywhere? I also need the tailstock handwheel. ![]() The lathe sounds ok but when the power feed is selected and the "bar" is rotating it is quote noisy - is there any reason for this? I also can't get the power feed lever to select on the apron - seems like it is stuck in the off position. It runs for a bit and then stops - it then won't restart until something electric clicks - this takes a minute or so. To start the spindle I turned a lever which is on the center or the cabinet. I understand that this would have originally been 3-phase but I don't know what compromises are now in place due to the single phase conversion. The machine has a 240v single phase motor so I connected it up and gave it a go and it runs but does a few strange things. I removed the cover at the top of the machine and the gearbox looks like new. ![]() I got it home and managed with plenty of bed cleaning and WD40 to free off the x & y axes. ![]() I paid the grand sum of £300 for the Bantam - it's been sat in someone's shed for years and gathered a significant layer of surface rust. I'm hoping to find some info about a Colchester Bantam I picked up today. ![]()
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