This is a slide show of my reference photos during the renovation of a recently acquired Faircut 'Junior' lathe. Made in Sheffield, England. The only information I've found about it is at www.lathes.co.uk (if you want to know more).
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Hello Bob I have just got hold of faircut lathe today. For 60 quid and a 30 minute drive I couldn't say no to it. It's a bit of a mess so I'll be trying to bring it back to its former glory. I'll be using your vids for reference. Thanks for posting.
Congrats. I hope you get something useful out of my video. Perhaps you can bring us along on your journey too.
Very good job. I like watching these kind of videos.
Very nice!!
great job! Looks great and should last another couple generations!
WOW Bob ! You did a bang up job on that. It's a totally beautiful little machine. Instead of having to disassemble it when the drive belt wears out I suggest you cut that belt off and use a cog belt. Plenty of time till you'll have to worry about it. Anyway, great work man and thanks for posting it.
Thanks for that. I did try one of those stepped link V belts on the sister to this one (I still have it tucked away somewhere), but the sound drove me crazy when it ran. I've become quite adept at breaking down the spindle assembly, and like you say it will be a good while yet (this modern belt will probably outlast me), but your suggestion is a viable solution for those who don't want to take the whole headstock apart.
enjoyed every minute of that vid my friend! thanks for posting, i did a relmac lathe a while back, used it to "cut my teeth" on, and it sat all last winter in the shed unused,so needing a new shed it was sold two weeks ago to fund the wood for building the shed, didn't get the wood,money got spent on bills and really could have used it for something last week! typical, anyways, the itch was too much and i just bought a "melhuish of london" lathe,which i am picking up tonight and will be embarking on a restoration of that,so thanks for the inspiration. I actually prefer the process of restoring the lathes than actually using them, so looking forward to collecting it, 170 mile round trip! Dan,leic.
Thanks for the praise. Good luck with restoring your new purchase. Perhaps you can post up a similar video on your rebuild.
just watched the whole of your vid again, came to comment and realised i did 6 months ago! lol, the lathe i refered to got restored, it was a small german IXL lathe it turned out, i didn't take any photos of the retsoration but it turned out really nice, however, sold that one about two weeks ago, then saw a larger IXL on ebay the following day, simply had to have it, so now I am in the process of restoring that one, (hence me watching some inspirational vids again!) and this time I'm taking some photos, so may well end up on here when its done. thanks again for this vid, forgot how good it was!
Very nice job. I have got one of these, but havn't used it for 20 years as I also have a much bigger Denham lathe. You have reminded me how well made this is. I must either restore it or sell it.
Hopefully this has inspired you to break out the tools and paint, and get that baby running again. Out of interest, is yours the same version as this, with the slot cut across the ways at the chuck end?
A arte de reformar ficou guardado , com grandes mestres como Sr. Nice!!!
Great job
What an excellent slideshow. I did a lot of work on a micro campervan and took well over a thousand photos of before and after various strips and rebuilds etc. Mainly for my own reference but they're great to look back on now. I love macro type shots of vapor blasted parts where the original tiny letters and part numbers etc can be seen. I like the idea with the tumble dryer felt. Must remember that. I know nothing about lathes but I'm always restoring things and would love to learn how to use one. I'm constantly checking for a small inexpensive lathe on the usual websites but wouldn't know what was looking at before buying. Once again, great post.
Fabulous looking lil machine
Awesome project. Beautiful result. You are a master in restoring these pieces of history, designed and built to last. Really admirable. Thank you. Just to counterbalance the comment of someone who did not appreciate your style, I confirm that, in my modest opinion, your presentation by photographs is perfect for understanding and thus thoroughly appreciating the details of your projects. Videos would pass over most of it and stopping/rewinding/re-watching what has been missed would be a very tedious exercise. Thanks for the photos and for the beautiful soundtracks.
Nice Work
Verry good job!
Hi. I just purchased the exact same lathe and I am very happy with it. Thank you for sharing this as it is quite helpful. Interestingly, I think mine was originally white.
Quite possibly the white paint job was for a specific reseller, as these were sold 'badged' by several machinery specialists in their day. Factory colours seem to have been the grey/red combo, if the two I've renovated are anything to go by. My only reservation about the one I've kept is that it has no gearing or clutch, so I can't do threading. Other than that, I can agree that they're hidden gems of the vintage lathe world.
Beachcomber Bob I agree. Mine was in fantastic condition, missing only the gearbox cover and one oiler cap. It also has a slightly different base design and the brand is cast rather than badged. Do you know if these came with extra gearing and a chart for thread cutting?
Yes. They would have come with a gear stack, and probably written instructions for setting up ratios for threading. As with all these things, the gears get stored separate from the lathe, then when the old man kicks the bucket, the relatives have no idea and things get sold all over. It would be a godsend if we came across a 'barn find' with all of the stuff still together. Then a new set of castings could be made for us unfortunates.
Beachcomber Bob I’m guessing you are in the same boat. Would you mind telling me what size spindle bore yours has? Mine has been modified with something welded on the end to reduce the size. I’m not sure why. Also, where did you get the oiler caps? Thanks
The spindle nose bore from the factory should be a No.1 Morse taper, like the tailstock. The bore narrows down to 13/32" (just over 10mm), an odd size to be sure. It might have been 3/8" when new, but worn out over time. The nose thread should be 3/4" x 12 BSF. I know that because I've just made a new backing plate for a new chuck - I'll be posting a video about that shortly. For the oilers, take a look at Ebay item 152842548730 or 152663361867. Double check your oiler hole diameter - 1/4" should be a tight push fit.
That's a handsome lathe :)
Why would anyone give it a thumbs down????? It looks awesome to me!!!
Thanks! I've learned not to care about the opinions of the petty minded, so I don't lose any sleep over a 'thumbs down' or negative comments.
A very nice restoration, I'm just embarking on my own rare lathe restoration, made by Turnell & Odell there isn't any info on the web about it so wil be a tough one
Thanks for the praise. I posted this video for others who might be in the same boat - rare lathe, no info. At least it can give some insight into how these things go together (or not).
Have you tried VintageMachinery.org in the US?
Congrats, you did a very nice job on restoring that little lathe. No show us how it cuts :)
Ah, I will soon be producing a short 'Part 2' video on the 'performance issues' (It includes a radical modification to handle a modern quick change toolpost). Thanks for the comment though!
That's a VERY nice not so little bit of work. For screws and other things Imperial that don't weigh much, McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com) might be worth your while. Obviously, shipping heavy items from the US to the UK is SILLY. The firm has been in business for more than a century. No discounts on price, but 1st class goods and excellent service are what you get. Eli D.
I've obviously heard of McMaster-Carr, although I've never had the pleasure of browsing the catalogue. Like you say, quality items, and I'm sure that one day transatlantic shipping will come back down to sensible (affordable) levels. I'm old enough to have had to work in both Imperial and Metric (don't get me started on the whole European integration thing) and love this machine the more I use it. Why we (Brits) had to throw out a perfectly good measuring system, God only knows. Thankfully there are still some manufacturers here that turn out Imperial hardware.
2017 Y SOLO SON FOTOS???
nice work 😀😀😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍
That is beautifully done!!. I've just acquired a faircut ( a bigger one maybe senior) In the process of restoring it now. Just curious as to how the main spindle comes off. Thanks for sharing this
Good old British lathe
what is the vintage? If it was me i would put it on the coffee table for a month or two and maybe p o the wife in the process.
According to what little information I could get on them, from a great article on www.lathes.co.uk, these were made from 1937 up until the mid 1950's. This one I think is a MK1 version, as my non-gearboxed one, and most others I see on-line, have different bed castings and slightly higher headstock/tailstock. If you really want to p o the wife, I can loan it to you :-) . I don't have that problem, not having a coffee table or a wife (anymore), so I'm master of my castle and can do as I please.
Thanks for the info. I never thought of a milling attachment - that would be handy, but rarer than a unicorns horn methinks. I briefly had an 'R and A' (Portass S) lathe last year, but sold it on to finance the Faircut instead.
Sounds like you learn some new terminology from this rebuild
كان من الاحسن عمل فيديو وليس جمع الصور .شكرا
لم أكن أرغب في تقديم فيديو على الإطلاق. كانت الصور تهدف أصلا لمساعدتي. أنا فقط اعتقدت أن أشارك. آسف لم يكن هذا جيدا بما فيه الكفاية بالنسبة لك.
فهمت هدفك من الصور . ولكن لنا كماتبعين كنا نود رؤية جميع مراحل التجديد .شكرا واصل .
هل يمكن اعطاء مواصفات محرك الكهرباء
IT LOOKS !! LIKE !! YOU STOLE !! IT !! FROM.!! SOMEONE !!
I can not give you a vote because your "video" is not a video, next time do it with Power Point.
If you had read the note at the beginning, this was not originally intended to be a video. The pictures were intended as an aid for me, then I thought I would share them on KZhead. Sorry that my video style doesn't please you.
Sorry if you did not like my expression. Really the work you have done if I liked it, but it would be better if it were a video, because the good work you have done is done. regards@@beachcomberbob3496