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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: jimson on June 01, 2016, 03:58:37 pm
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G'day viewers I scored a Premo lathe from my son Tom recently, it's very old school & just wanted some feed back from here as to how good they are ? I believe this is around the 50s model. Jimson
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Photo?
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Hmm very nice
Linky
http://www.lathes.co.uk/veem/
Love the photos of us actually making something
Enjoy
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(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c315/jimson13566/Mobile%20Uploads/68CC19F1-4FC9-4A81-B928-1F1583253F4A_zps7fr83l6n.png) (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/jimson13566/media/Mobile%20Uploads/68CC19F1-4FC9-4A81-B928-1F1583253F4A_zps7fr83l6n.png.html)
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nothing wrong with that good old girl,better then the chinka shite their selling with painted on dials that comes off the 1st sign of oil of them and they chatter badly as well
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Good score jim ;)
It must be a New Zealand made model because kiwis love the word premo 8)
Premo means real good , so it must be a good one jim ;D
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Looks similar age to my Hercus, good quality English steel.
(http://s33.postimg.org/9uu80dy7j/image.jpg)
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Design wise it looks just like my old Hercules which was made by Mars Machine Tool Co. Brisbane. I love it, they are very solidly built and just so handy. Only downside I find with mine is the spindle bore is a bit small.
(http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt213/trokel_photos/100_1264_zpsi2d39dse.jpg)
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I haven't had it running yet. I do know it's bloody heavy. I had to get it off the truck & into the shed on my own. I haven't used a lathe since high school so it should be fun lol jimson
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My Lathe pretty rare in Australia
http://www.lathes.co.uk/devalliere/page3.html
Bruce
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I dont know how I ever got by with out my lathe. I find all sorts of jobs for "Mrs Turner" as my wife refers to her. Shes an old post WW2 model Built in Brisbane by a company named Jeffress Bros. She was bought not running without tooling and a motor for a princely sum of $400 - delivered!
With an 8 and half inch swing and a 5 foot bed she weighs in at about a ton. So the delivery was a bonus. I could not of just gone out and bought something that just worked and did not need a total resto even if I had the money, I just couldn't go past this gem.
She even does her own makeover, I make new parts for the lathe using the lathe to do it!
Mostly used to make replacement bike parts, I have also refurbished starter motors, made and modified all manner of tools, even used it to make parts for the dogs bed!
You will LOVE your lathe, you will curse the swarf it makes but the net result is you will be among the the crowd who get the amazing sense of satisfaction that comes from creating something using your machine.
Happy turning!
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I want to know how the swarf gets into my ugg boots in the bedroom when I only used steel toed boots in the workshop and never the twain shall meet.
Just remember safety first Jimson, as these can be a dangerous bit of kit if you have a momentary lapse of concentration. Don't ask me how I know.
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Yep, pre start checklist - chuck key removed then go.
Swarf - gets everwhere. cover that bottom end you where working on behind you on the bench before you start machining because swarf gets everywhere
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Thanks for all the positive feed back & yes safety is a major concern, as I forget all kinds of crap now & would be better safe instead of sorry. Brucey is that you in the photo or did I not read your post properly ? Jimson
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Yep, pre start checklist - chuck key removed then go.
Yes, as a starting point, but other things like keep loose clothing away, keep any body part you want to retain away from spinning things, look at what a file may stab if it grips etc etc.
Plenty of stuff I learned in school 30 years ago, and a lot has left my head.