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viceroy denford lathe

Post by daver » Wed 03 Jul , 2013 9:54 am

Hi, I'm a new member who's just bought a Viceroy Denford lathe, it's a bit old and I intend to spend a bit of time and money to improve it's condition. What I would like to know is what model it is so I can look for spares and such. Any advice would be appreciated.
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dazz
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Hardware/Software: Viceroy TDS 1/1GB lathe, Imperial, stripped down and rebuilt.
Viceroy Taper/Tracer attachment, Shop made cross slide tracer attachment, VSD.
Location: New Zealand

Re: viceroy denford lathe

Post by dazz » Thu 04 Jul , 2013 1:03 am

Hi
Welcome to the forum.

Looks like you have a Mk2 TDS variant.
Take a look at lathes.co.uk for some info.

Spares are very rare for these machines.

Your lathe would be a good candidate for a CNC retrofit because it doesn't have a gearbox and other features that would not be needed.
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Dazz

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Re: viceroy denford lathe

Post by daver » Thu 04 Jul , 2013 7:57 am

Hi Dazz, Thank you for the info,as I'm new to what for me is a hobby, I'm not sure what you mean when you talk about CNC retrofit.
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Hardware/Software: Viceroy TDS 1/1GB lathe, Imperial, stripped down and rebuilt.
Viceroy Taper/Tracer attachment, Shop made cross slide tracer attachment, VSD.
Location: New Zealand

Re: viceroy denford lathe

Post by dazz » Thu 04 Jul , 2013 8:06 am

Hi
That's when the handles are replaced with motors controlled by a computer.

Before going down that path, it would be best to get comfortable with using the lathe as it is (after a clean up).
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Re: viceroy denford lathe

Post by daver » Thu 04 Jul , 2013 8:49 am

Thanks Dazz, Clean up it is then, and enjoy.

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Re: viceroy denford lathe

Post by Taylon » Wed 25 Jan , 2017 23:38 pm

Hello,

I agree with Dazz. However, I have a second Denford TDS that I am breaking for spares and using some parts to repair the Denford lathe TDS that I rebuilt and featured in this Denford forum. Just look up posts under Taylon. If you wish to contact me use the IM on this forum.

Kindest regards, John R.

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Re: viceroy denford lathe

Post by Andy B » Fri 27 Jan , 2017 11:31 am

Hi Daver,

Your lathe is a TDS1 LS - 'LS' meaning leadscrew.
I have just posted a diagram of the different lathe models in this thread.

Andy

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