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Get a super silent compressor, also known as oilless or dental compressor, you can pick them up second hand for not much. Bambi are a well known make but there are others. I have one for small tools and for blowing chips off machines when I don't need to fire up the noisy big boy. I have it on a...

Supposedly lots of fakes out there, out of true, unfinished sharp edges and chinesium fittings instead of brass.

Don't get a robot if you have a dog. If they have an accident the robots are supposed to be very good at smearing it everywhere :)

Very nice :)

Thanks G-O, it's a good point, why do I refurb it when it will probably not perform much different if I just fixed the main mechanical bits and start turning? I guess it is because it is a hobby and I enjoy using nice tools, but it may be genetic, my dad was the same :) One of the plus sides is...

That is good value G-O, too late for me as I've got a short-bed, chuck and tools now but sounds like a good lathe and price for somebody looking for a solid lathe.

Thankyou, I never intended to give it the full monty, but it always happens, I start giving a machine a bit of TLC and before you know it its in bits. It will be impressive if I can replicate that finish on a vertical surface, it is easy when it's flat on the bench :) Thanks G-O. The inverter...

**WARNING - this is the most dangerous thing I have done to date, anybody of a sensitive nature may not want to go any further, don't try this at home unless you don't mind singing castrato** Well, the base of the lathe was filthy, and my parts washer is hidden behind the blast cabinet which is...

It does look like it needs more than a little maintenance but if you keep looking the ones that are sound but need not much more than a light derust and grease do turn up.

I started painting the door first, it, can be laid flat to paint and easy to get the DA on it if I make a mess. It doesn't look too bad but closer up there is a fair amount of rust and scratching. So gave it a wash then sanded it down to remove all loose paint and gave it a rub down with...

The VFD and other bits purchased, so time to take the old motor out, and at the same time give it a bit of a make-over. The winch is on a beam trolley on the other side of the workshop so used the engine hoist to lift the lathe away from the cast base and motor. You can see how tight it is in...

There's an Elliott on ebay now. £600 on a buy it now. item no. 172954405897, complete with DRO Looks like it is working but needs a bit of TLC, depends if you don't mind that kind of stuff, I love doing machines up :)

I'll measure mine later if you wish, its a big drill as it has a radial arm however the head is the same as normal bench or pillar pacera models.

my Meddings has a wind up table, otherwise it would crush you :) I have seen this feature on a smaller Meddings but quite rare

A Tom Senior light vertical is well regarded in the model engineering world, small enough for a home workshop but a proper industrial machine with a quill head. I was dead jammy and dropped on one for 300 quid a couple of years ago as it was not put on ebay properly. Tom Senior was spelled...

Oh go on then, I'll have the veritas planing stop if it is 3/4"-19mm and the winding sticks :)

What size is the vent to outside? I increased ours from 4" to 6" and it made a big difference to both sound level and performance.

I think you will, a 550W motor and a 1.1kW VFD should have enough current however you will lose torque at lower speeds irrespective of current, see previous post with examples for a 2hp motor. Now if you have belt/pulleys and a VFD you have best of both worlds, just select a low gear when you...

The motor arrived yesterday, I didn't get much chance to look at it other than unwrap it to make sure there was no physical damage in transit. Physical size wise it looks perfect, from an full load amps perspective, it has one of those awful dot matrix punched ID plates and I believe it says 3.6...

It was yesterday not today, Axminster clamp stands were on offer at £30 or there about, I wouldn't touch them at full price but at that price they just about justify their existence. Assembling them is like wrestling a tazzered octopus but once built they are OK for the price. I had intended to...