Hello from Sussex

[Ian Rees 1Participant @ianrees1]

Hi, my name is Ian. I am in the process of installing an old Boxford CUD lathe in my workshop.

I'm not strictly a model engineer, my brother and I restore I/C stationary engines and show them locally rallies. We are both in the process of setting up workshops to hopefully earn a little money on top of our hobby.

I studied engineering after I left school and worked for a short time in engineering after that but drifted away from it. Now after a break of nearly 20 years, nearly 15 years of that running a gardening business, I've decided to get back into it.

I've been searching the net trying to find out more about my Boxford and seem to keep ending up here so I thought I'd join up.

Thanks for reading.

[Ian Rees 1Participant @ianrees1]

[Steve PaveyParticipant @stevepavey65865]

Have you had a look at the Yahoo Boxford discussion group? **LINK** It is fairly active and there are a lot of helpful people who contribute, plus of course all the photos and files available.

whereabouts in Sussex? My workshop is not far from Gatwick

[Bob Brown 1Participant @bobbrown1]

There is some stuff in my albums for Boxford's, what do you need to know, ask away. I have a late AUD 5" metric so know the machine fairly well. There is also this **LINK**

Bob

[Ian Rees 1Participant @ianrees1]

Thanks Steve, yep I joined the yahoo group even if I'm not quite sure how to use it. I did manage to find some good files there though. I'm the other end of Sussex from you, nearer Hastings. I seem to end up around those parts quite often when my brother and I are picking up engines, although we've both been warned not to buy any more until we've moved a few projects on, sometimes a deal comes up that's just too good to miss

Thanks for the link Bob, I've been reading through that one for a while now and even ordered myself a copy of "How to Run a Lathe" by the South Bend latheworks. I think I'll start a new thread for my Boxford questions, don't want to upset any moderators

[Bob Brown 1Participant @bobbrown1]

There is a lot of information on this site, if you use the search function towards the top of the page you'll get all sorts.

Bob

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Welcome to the forum Ian.

Neil

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