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The countershaft works as a gear train, a lot easier to drive your car up hill in 1st or 2nd gear than 5th. By reducing speed the torque is increased. The other benefit is there is less electrical resistance, so brushes last longer and potentiometer switches are under less load. So easier on...

After having a quick think, it may be possible to bore the spindle, IF the bed is flat, by turning the milling head 180° and hanging it off the back of the ML4 bed, by bolting an angle plate to the tailstock end of the bed, would be a bit of a precarious setup though on a cantilever bed. I'll...

The bore seemed good to be honest, spindle maybe worn a little. But considering the tools are an unknown I'll see what it's like after that. Needs a layshaft for more torque at low speed. It'll let the motor run at full RPM too which should mean less likely to burn stuff out. I do take your...

I'm going to sharpen the tool and cut slowly, plus get it on centre height correctly, seemed to cut better when slow, but seemed to chatter when faster. So first make sure the tools sharpened right, set right then look at new spindle ect if i still have issues. Jon

Well, after an eventful day, involving my two boys, and the cat, and an even more eventful drive to drop the kids all home. I can finally get around to posting a pic. Taken a test cut with the tools that came with it and not surprisingly the cut wasn't great, so I think a grind tommorrow and get...

The green enamel I've got I bought at 50p a tin, the red hasn't gone on too well, too much thinners but the green paints lovely and leaves a nice smooth surface over even the rough castings of the Adept. I decided not to fettle them smooth before painting as that's how they came from the factory...

I've been using fusion, no background education in it. (36year old), I've found it quite intuitive, I've still loads to find out about how to use it but so far I've been happy. Not having any CNC capable machines I've not learned any of the toolpaths functions ect. It can be used as a free...

An update from me too. Lathe is now painted up to match daddies myford. I forgot the tool clamp though so will have to paint that separately. Masking take and blue tack to bung the holes up. Jon

Hi Jim yes all good here. The eldest one of the troop started high school, and the youngest is starting school next week. So yes growing up fast😊 Yes has been a while, I took a step back from forums ect. Still have my little steamers and my lathe which is currently stripped down. Also Josh has...

Hi Jim, Seeing that water tower of Geoff's just brought a smile to my face. Greatly missed! The cup of liptons tea is hilarious though, not sure id drink it myself, but great to see. Hope you and the family are keeping well. The setup looks mint, so nice job on that. Regards Jon

The pleasure was mine, hope they are a lot of use to you. Regards Jon

Superb, many thanks, email on the way 😉 may be an idea to edit your post and remove your email before scammers or phishing types find it, I have it copied. Regards Jon

Funnily enough my missus echo'd the same, but while he shows an interest in any mechanical bits, I will continue to encourage. But rest assured Norm he will be having an education, this is I guess play. Ive always found that the kids learn better (certainly I did) if there is something that is...

Well a second coat of red in-between the bed, and on the pulley, then paint the rest of the bits Green, its taken me longer to mask off the slides than it will to paint. Also a quick visit to the oven while the missus is in bed and fabreeze afterwards to hide any smell and the paint should last...

Richard, I have to get him to count properly first, that's without going into the decimables, and fractures of numbers. He gets all the right numbers but in the wrong order. I have shown him some plans before, and although he couldn't understand them, he could work out what shape the part...

Nice, what is the little 3 jaw from? Also could I trouble you for faceplate dimensions/drawing for the OD and slots, The one I have is just made (badly) from some plate steel. Id like to make it as original with the slots and make some clamps to keep with it. Most likely using something like...

Hi I couldn't reply earlier as I was working and only quickly read your reply. I will get him involved in reassembly hopefully then he'll know how it goes together. Where oil is put ect. For the paint stripping part and painting it, not so much, as painting is not his fortay and the whole...

Hello all, I'm wondering what your thoughts are on starting them young? My little boy will be 5 in a month or so. I was given this little adept lathe by my partners dad, been a bit small for me, I thought that it would be nice to get sorted out for Josh who's a natural builder fix it kinda...

Forgive my ignorance here, but this does rather resemble the Corliss engine in its valve arrangement. I don't think it's an expansion engine. Very interesting engine none the less, would love to see it running. Jon

I thought I'd seen the design before. Great work it looks a lovely little engine and very smooth. Jon