not really a bike

[AMCQ46]

good work Robert ... that lathe is already a big old fecker, but i bet it looks huge when you are stood beside it

[fabiostar]

good work Robert ... that lathe is already a big old fecker, but i bet it looks huge when you are stood beside it

its ok i have step ladders lol..

[sirch345]

lmao, Doctor Fabio is in da house

Good work Rob, you should be proud of yourself after all that hassle

Chris.

chris its one of those we projects you start, you wish you had'nt but end up chuffed with using a lathe is one thing and thats what i trained as many moons ago but understanding how they work is another story. iv learnt more in the last 3 weeks than god knows how many years

You said that about your blue bike iirc.

Now get those belts and gear wheels covered up before you catch something in there you don't want

I'm glad it has all worked out in the end even though it was a big challenge

Chris.

[fabiostar]

i will have to make a guard up indeed..

well fired the mighty drummond up this evening and first job strange enough was a storm flywheel.. this big girl fair rips into Honda's finest, a bit longer to set up but i get the time back once i hit the loud button.

beside an old scrap one for size comparison.











yes im a bit strange but i find it relaxing to chill out with a cuppa and a vape and watch something new appear outa something big and old.

[Beef]

Nice, I need to start some disassembly

[sirch345]

Good to see this mighty beast giving you some return for all your hard work
Nice photo's

Chris.

[MacV2]

These pics are all very well but WE ALL NEED a photo showing the scale of the beast...

So when your ready lets have a pic of you standing next to it please, you know just so we can gauge how big it really is...

Something like this will do...








hehehehehehe

[fabiostar]

lmfao brilliant

[sirch345]

That lathe looks mahoosive

You're a very naughty boy Mac.................................................................but I like it

Chris.

[fabiostar]

That lathe looks mahoosive

You're a very naughty boy Mac.................................................................but I like it

Chris.

it is bloody mahoosive

[fabiostar]

well as i will still be using the wee lathe (iv become attached to it lol) and sick of chips and swarf over everything i moved it into the new west wing.

so much more room to work at the bikes now.




and the new west wing with both them in, still plenty of room to gather crap aswell










and for scale im standing on tippy toes lol

[MacV2]

Nice hat BTW...

[tony.mon]

Now that is what you call a machine shop, just a vertical mill and a surface grinder and you can give up work.
And a mig/tig.

[sirch345]

Nice having the west wing for your machining work

You can really see how much bigger the Drummond is compared to your wee lathe,

Chris.

[fabiostar]

a nice vertical drill and id be happy ... was looking at mills mmmmmmmmmmm but jesus were does it end lol.

@chris ay they are like night and day the size difference but i couldnt pass it up at the price so had to have it.£400 aint big money for a decent straight lathe that size