Hello from the Suffolk Coast

[James Jenkins 1Participant @jamesjenkins1]

[James Jenkins 1Participant @jamesjenkins1]

Hi,

I'm James and I have just bought a treadle powered Drummond M from ebay – it came complete with the stand, flywheel and treadle, but they are out of shot. I have bought it to help us restore our Harris Tweed treadle weaving looms and build a few simple machines we need for the weaving studio.

I look to be only the third owner, as the person I bought it from knows his father bought it from the first owner in 1953.

It is completely covered in grease, but beneath lurks a pretty good machine. It's had a less than perfect paint job at some point, but you cannot have it all. I would love to spend a month removing all the old paint, repainting and polishing all the metal work to a high shine, but the old girl needs to earn her keep quickly. So I have allocated a few days to stripping her down and cleaning her up, ready for use. Then it's time to start the learning curve.

Kind regards,

James

 

Edited By JasonB on 04/05/2016 19:55:30

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Hello James and welcome. Its nice to know that not everyone wants a shiny far eastern cnc machine. Please let us have some pictures after the clean up.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hello James,

Despite its age, there are a surprising number of Drummond M users about. If you find any problems, tehy will surely be here to help you out.

Neil

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Welcome James. I had a Drummond round bed may years ago, sold it off to upgrade to a Clarke C500 multi unit… sold that off to help finance move up to WM250V-F.

George.

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