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I made these chipping hammers around 8 years ago out of cold chisels that i re-heat treated. i use them weekly on the job and they're still going strong although one did get knicked.

My 1920's era willimott Metal lathe which i restored from poor condition. a very old machinist used to own this in his garage who then died and the person i bought it off found it at a garage sale and didnt know how to use and restore it therefore i bought it from him for $500 with all the old...

this was my old one, fitter and turner by trade (millwright)

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Here is my nearly restored Willimott lathe a believe was built in the 1920's era it's a beast and everything on it works. I found it on gumtree in a very poor state like it hadnt been used in years but i took it apart piece by piece and rebuilt it. see build link below...

Okay so it has been a while, and Ive sorta forgotten to update this so as it stands now the lathe has been painted and is now assembled see pics below

As a fellow fitter and turner (millwright) apprentice that's about to turn "tradesman". I work in the mining industry. I spend a lot of time out in the field carrying tools hundreds of metres, up stairs, etc just to get to some areas therefore "less is more" the less you carry to the job the...

Here's a few more pics of the progress i decided the leave the headstock bearings and assembly together for the moment as there's 0.2mm end float in the spindle and there is almost no run out with the chuck. This can easily taken up by adjusting the locking screw nut (I'm aware that the spindle...

This particular lathe came with no removable bed section, i don't think it ever did the gap has no "seat" or threaded holes where it could have possibly be mounted

After making a detailed assessment of what the lathe needed i got the lathe to a "running" condition before I was satisfied that this thing had potential for a makeover i got stuck into the dis-assembly and prepped for painting used paint stripper to remove most of the paint and cleaned up with...

This is what it looks like after the initial strip down to clean off most of the 90 year old gunk that's built up on everything i also made a stand to hold the counter shaft assembly, i used a bench grinder with a wire wheel attachment to clean up most of the mess that i could get at with it...

What I believe I have is a Willimott - Ideal Lathe from the 1920's era.I found it at a garage sale here in oz. The lathe came complete with original tooling with hss tool holders, boring bar, various drills, etc. All the lathe needed was a real good clean up and a small rebuild. The previous...

I have some Force tools I believe they're also called shyang Yun in Taiwan, I currently have 24" breaker bar plus a few extensions, a 3/8 socket set which the ratchet was surprisingly smooth, a few locking pliers and impact sockets also I have 8-23mm spanner set ergh......Wrench set, and some...

for me My workbox consists of Sidchrome Force kinchrome knipex Snapon Irwin Ridgid Channellock Wiss Kobalt Estwing JBS Fuller