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17th Feb 2021, 09:20 PM #1Gear expert in training
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Colchester marketing video
Came across this and thought people would enjoy it. The sub-micron tolerances on the spindle bearings is impressive enough by today's standards, but the fact that they were doing that in the 50s is incredible . Probably explains why our 50+ year old Mk. 1 Bantam is still happy running 1600 rpm all day.
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18th Feb 2021, 06:58 AM #2China
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Can you imagine some one dressed in a suit and tie coming out to service your lathe these days
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18th Feb 2021, 06:43 PM #3
A very interesting and entertaining trip down memory lane - thanks for posting !
I grew up in the "old country", and even spent 3 years at Uni in Colchester many years ago. Apart from lathes, the place doesn't have much to recommend it .
Guy in flat cap: "Chuffin 'eck, there's trouble down at t' lathe.". The service guy was lucky to have survived driving around in a Thames van - absolute death traps.
Cheers
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18th Feb 2021, 06:47 PM #4
Yes ! I wore a suit and tie right up to retiring !
I did have a dust coat and coveralls to use as needed. I've no idea where the coveralls went, but I still wear the dust coats now and again. Of course in the British climate the cotton soon absorbs the damp so I used to keep them in a large plastic box.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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18th Feb 2021, 08:06 PM #5Most Valued Member
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The James Bond movie Goldfinger must have come out about the same time as this vid was made....
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19th Feb 2021, 07:10 PM #6Diamond Member
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Memorable quotes from the film
17:34 Colchester lathes are fitted with Gamay taper roller bearings - the most accurate bearings in the world!
22:25 Threads can be cut at speeds of up to five times faster than normal, with the Ainjest rapid threading unit. It will thread tight to a shoulder at maximum speed. Blind bores need no undercut. Its impossible to engage the half-nut in the wrong position.
I like the taper turning attachment (around 21:30). A nice solid block.
And, the capstan attachment.
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19th Feb 2021, 08:46 PM #7
Nice
The thing is, by the time we get hold of one , it has suffered from 40+ years of abuse , lack of maintenance and general wear.
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20th Feb 2021, 04:23 AM #8
Hi Guys,
Did anybody notice the number of operations done from the rear toolpost ?Best Regards:
Baron J.
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20th Feb 2021, 06:53 PM #9Golden Member
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I saw a post on another forum, can't remember where, from someone who saw the casting patterns from this and other factories being loaded onto a bonfire in a field near the town, I think in the 1980s, by a front end loader. What a crying shame.
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20th Feb 2021, 07:26 PM #10
Hi Guys,
A similar thing happened with all the patterns when Lightowler Foundry closed down.
They made a lot of Items for the mining and railway industries. Later they went on to produce castings for machine tools both for themselves and for various machine tool manufactures. I used to have a Few of their finished products, most of which I've sold, including a No:3 Fly press and a 10 inch rotary table. I still have one of their 6" inch angle plates and a couple of "V" blocks.
As a child I remember that there were at least six other foundries within walking distance.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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