Hey guys help me please – Boxford ID

[Vincent Marzetti-cookeParticipant @vincentmarzetti-cooke95920]

Can anybody tell me what model boxford this is please.

[Vincent Marzetti-cookeParticipant @vincentmarzetti-cooke95920]

[Rex HanmanParticipant @rexhanman57403]

I can't see power feed/cross feed controls or a screw cutting gearbox. Therefore I reckon it's a model C.

See here……

http://www.lathes.co.uk/boxford/page2.html

[RobboParticipant @robbo]

Boxford C spec.

[Marcus BowmanParticipant @marcusbowman28936]

Looks like a C to me. Lathes.co.uk says 'A (gearbox and power feeds), B (changewheels with power feeds) and C (changewheels and hand-cross feed) ' and that accords with my own experience.

The leadscrew engagement handle also tells you something about the age (black plastic on the much later models), as does the position of the backgear change handle (top of the headstock on much later models). The thickness of the base of the cross-slide indicates whether the lathe is 4.5inch or 5inch centre height.

Serial number (often at the right hand end of the bed, stamped into the front bed way, should also tell you (at least on the underdrive machines, but I imagine on the others too).

There are different bed lengths.

Marcus

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

Oops – beaten to the same question – serial number

Edited By Speedy Builder5 on 02/06/2017 08:52:34

[Vincent Marzetti-cookeParticipant @vincentmarzetti-cooke95920]

looks like it is a model b from the pictures. Found this on the end of the bed.

[Vincent Marzetti-cookeParticipant @vincentmarzetti-cooke95920]

Nope is a model c, has a new motor, and it is turning clockwise.

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

Turning clockwise – That's in reverse then ?

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

You can "reverse" the machine by standing at the other end of the spindle

[Vincent Marzetti-cookeParticipant @vincentmarzetti-cooke95920]

Yep I think it is, think I shall just change the wiring to the motor.

[Niels AbildgaardParticipant @nielsabildgaard33719]

It is ,I think ,a long bed C.

Is there a full set of change wheels?

[Vincent Marzetti-cookeParticipant @vincentmarzetti-cooke95920]

Yes I got some with it, about 8 different cogs of various sizes.

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