Actually it's not the best LBSC design. Beginners think it's a good first engine when in fact it's complicated with tiny parts and poor results unless well made. The original small boiler version looks the best and goes well if constructed to a good standard. Even LBSC had his doubts and upgraded to the larger boiler. Juliet is a better first engine or even a small 5in tank.

Don,t worry Ben, this was off my Virago caught in the fire, I intend to get it powder coated and sell it, someone out there will love it, I have another sidelined to go on the bike.

I already had loads of Virago parts and the idea is to build the bike on a budget using all the bits and pieces I had accumulated over the years, once powdercoated and refurbished it will be another Bike back on the road rather than sold for bits, I have enough parts to build two more.

Planet Rock on all the time.

This was damaged in our garage fire a few years ago, there is the video of it on my channel, it will be built with a few more specialist parts /Moto gadget etc. and will be my second Bike along with the black 1100 plus it is Tax and MOT exempt.

Tich also has full outside Waleacharts valve gear.

Pleased it was of some help Bill, haven,t had chance to do anymore to it because of circumstances, hope yours goes well.

@@MrNigel1340 thanks, Doc!

Yes that is true with this system

Thank you, hope all goes well with your build.

Pleased you like the video,s, it,s good that they are of help to people working on their lathes.

Hi Chris, have just checked my video, you will have to remove both drive shafts, these come out from the right, the lower one is just a roll pin that needs driving out but the top one will need the locking screws loosening and the top row of gears in the box removed, not too bad a job. on mine six allen bolts hold the apron onto the cross slide carrier then the apron can be dropped down, hope this helps, regards Nigel.

@@MrNigel1340 Thanks Nigel, there is a wall on the right side of the lathe. I had to remove the wheel on the tailstock to be able to slide it off. Would removing the rack do it? Chris

@@TheTanfieldKid Hi Chris unfortunately removing the rack won,t help, if you can,t move the lathe it will have to come out from the left, this isn,t as bad as it sounds, take the top and front off the gearbox for better access, remove the top row of gears and the locking nuts, the shaft bushes are held in by allen grub screws, once loose the bushes can be gently knocked out with shaft, a bit of a fiddle but not too bad a job, come back to me if you are still having problems.

If you go toColchester lathe refurbishment part 1 at 7:15 this shows top gear set removal.

@@MrNigel1340 your a star. Thank you for your advice. The gearbox has an oil leak so I think we might as well make a proper job of it and strip the whole thing down. I was envious of the chap. Who did the restoration job, painting his blue. I have restored some motorcycles and a Series IIA Land rover to a high standard and would love a shot at this lathe, unfortunately its not mine. Perhaps he will will it to me one day. Regards Chris

Thank you for your question, will look at mine and let you know.

Thank you Jennifer, I think it traumatised my family more than me, the day after I started planning the reconstruction of everything, have to look forward not backwards.

I used Plastikote, go,s on well and is really tough.

Yes, it was definitely warm.

Looks like you are refering to the roll pins, do you have the holes there to fit a pair.

@@MrNigel1340 I've not looked to see if I have holes for SPRING pins.

Very pleased to have been of help to you this was the idea of these videos as the only manual avaliable didn,t have any in depth maintenance instructions.

@@MrNigel1340 The power feed trip on mine feels like it's missing a spring. Adjusting the knob has no feel to it and 'loosening' it just lets it drop out at any time. I'm wondering if I can just completely unscrew the knob and fit a spring to it but I'm guessing it's been replaced by a solid rod which will have to come out. Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated.

If you are asking what the music is it is called Happy rock and is download free.

@@MrNigel1340 no i would rather hear narration talking about what you did and how..there is very little on the net about these machines

What do you want me to say master.

@@MrNigel1340 nope just narrate without music. But funny you get the reference 😉

Hi, pleased you like the video, has been very usefull since rebuilding it, hope you find a lathe in the near future, whereabouts are you.

Very pleased to have been able to help.

Hi Al, the rod can be pulled out from either end but will have a look at my video to see if I can help you more.

Have just had a look at the video Al and you will have to remove the apron to remove the worm box, not a bad job but the apron is heavy, watch your fingers.

@@MrNigel1340 , thanks very much for replying, I have a dead spot in the feed, I fear a tooth may be off ... I'll need to go in .... and watch my fingers ;-)

Hi, when oil is put through the oiling point on the front of the shaft the groove acts as a small oilbath and keeps the gear lubricated.

Hi Matthias, I take it your lathe isn.t starting up, double check your starter handle contacts and make absolutely certain they are making contact when you move the starter lever, mine looked to be making contact but were a couple of thou, from not touching this did involve a bit of head scratching on my part until I noticed it by sheer luck.

Hi, let me go back to my video to refresh my mind.

Have you removed the lowest gear in the left hand compartment and the bushes, once the gear is removed the tumbler shaft can then be moved out to the left , give me another call if you are still having problems.

Hi Mathias, glad the videos helped you, sorry I don,t have a video of the cross slide refitting, but when you strip it down the method of adjustment will become apparent to you, didn,t remove my headstock as it was in good condition without any oil sediment, as far as I know it is four bolts that hold it on to the bed, there is a video on you tube of someone removing the head off a colchester the same as ours, splitting the bed from the lower bodywork is four bolts, hope this has been of help to you, regards Doc Cox.

Hi Nick, this is a constant speed motor and the speed variation is done through the gearbox.

Thanks Rob, things have been very busy so haven,t had time to make more video,s or to push them a bit more.

Thank you, the scale is 31/2 inches, haven,t done any video,s for a while as windows stopped thier version of movie maker, and just haven,t had the time to learn a new one but will make an extra effort to sort this out.

Thank you, the controller was off Ebay, will have a look tomorrow and let you know regards to you as well.

@@MrNigel1340 Thank you for all your efforts Doc. Very much apreciated. Have a great day.

@@AlternativeDIYEnergy Hi, sorry couldn,t find any information on the controller so will have a look and see if my Ebay records stretch back that far.

@@MrNigel1340 Thank you my very good friend. Have a great day.

Pleased you like it, didn,t have to add any counterweights as the gas ram seems to be more than up to the job, the mod, has been working well and I am more than pleased with it.

Thank you Dave, I went to my local bearing supplier and they kindly let me have a look through their shelf of gas struts, it was a bit of a guess as to the one I picked, if I can see any numbers on it will let you know, the mod works perfectly, very quiet controllable with plenty of power and torque this helps to give a better cut, so all in all I am very pleased with it.

Haven,t finished it yet as have had many things on, the gauge is 3 1/2 inch, will be carrying on with it as soon as time allows.

Thank you, the video took some time to make but it seems to have answered a questions for quite a few people, the only technical data I have is the parts manual, this is avaliable on line as a PDF for free, this also gives information on lifting and the weight, this does however involve the use of eyebolts, I think one of the photo,s shows it being lifted off the lorry, will have a look back through and come back to you.

Great, could you send me the technical data that you have for this machine? [email protected] Thank's in advance! @@MrNigel1340

manuals.chudov.com/Clausing/Colchester-Student-Lathe-Manual.pdf

@@phif88 www.stevenson-engineers.co.uk/files/_colchester_student.pdf Hi again , here is a link for the instruction manual, hope it helps.

The tapped hole takes a 7/8 Whitworth thread

Thank you, it was hard work but everything did get get sorted.

Thank you, it was an uphill struggle but have eventually got there.

Thank you Kirill, I had a lot of help from friends and family and I am a stubborn devil, had to go forwards not backwards.

@@MrNigel1340 It is right.

Do you know if there existed any repair manuals for these machines?

Thank you John, yes it is very much a matter of common sense, these are basically heavy duty Meccano kits, good to know the video will be of help, if you have any questions not in the video,s let me know and I will try to answer them, the only part of the lathe not stripped down was the main head unit as it was totally clean and had no suspect noises and the wear on the main shaft was well within limits, regards to you and hope all go,s well.

@@MrNigel1340 Thanks Doc, I think my Triumph is in quite good condition as there seems to be little wear on the gears or the leadscrew. There's a leak from the output shaft on the back of the headstock so I'm hoping the oil seal can be replaced from the outside without dismantling the whole headstock. The starting switch mechanism is in a sorry state so I'll have to sort that out. I may lift the lathe off it's stand to repair and paint the stand. When one thinks of what the machine must have looked like when it was first delivered it's sad to see it now. Hopefully it's in good hands though, like yours. I will get in touch if I'm stuck, thank you, and perhaps should make some videos for KZfaq, John

Will let you know when I finish mine, also have plans to make a double scale Tich.

Why do you need to know ?

So do I, he covers a great many aspects of model engineering, have learnt a great many tips and tricks from him, plus he has a great sense of humour.

I agree, I have learnt a lot from watching his video,s.

He thinks he knows everything ! Just a big head know it all .

My pleasure, glad to have been of help, if you need any more info, let me know and I will get back to you promptly.

Hi Dan, sorry can,t help you with that one, the wiring itself was fine just needed to check and clean the components, will try and find out for you.

Have just found it, Happy Rock by Bensound, on you tube.

Happy Rock

Glad to hear the video,s have been of help Tom, that was the idea of making them, very little in depth information on the internet, don,t forget to put up some photo, of the lathe re-build and first shots, hope all goes well, if you need any more information just drop me a line, Kind regards.

Just posted my first photos . Found something common to anything stored in an old barn.

Where are they Tom, I am intrigued now.

Pleased to be of help.