Dominion 13" vs colchester 13" differences?

[ryanthemillwright0919]

I have the opportunity to pick up a dominion made by colchester 13" lathe. Are there any differences between the brand names? Also what is the difference between a student and a master? What do they typically sell for? The seller wants 2700 it requires a bit of rewiring and some tooling included.

 

[francist]

There’s a lot (really, a lot) of information on the various Colchesters here if you haven’t happened across it yet

http://www.lathes.co.uk/colchester/index.html

Might answer some of your questions.

-frank

 

[RobinHood]

You have probably seen this (@francist beat me to it)

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

It explains the differences (or lack thereof)

Here is a write-up on the Master (original ones):

http://www.lathes.co.uk/colchester/page14.html

I have the “new“ Master 2500, described here:

http://www.lathes.co.uk/colchester/page17.html

if you are looking at the Master add on kijiji, the 2 to 3 thou taper may not be a problem at all if it happens all along the ways. Just adjust the headstock to take it out.

 

[ryanthemillwright0919]

There’s a lot (really, a lot) of information on the various Colchesters here if you haven’t happened across it yet

http://www.lathes.co.uk/colchester/index.html

Might answer some of your questions.

-frank

Thanks for that

 

[ryanthemillwright0919]

Thanks! That was quick to help answer my question. So what I'm looking at is a dominion 13 mk1. I would have to say it's a master as the one I'm looking at has a longer bed.