Back in 2000 -2001 I purchased a Record GB1 Gap bed kit for my Record lathe (old style fixed head CL1, still has Coronet on the castings) I was told this was to move the bed bars back to allow for larger diameter turning but was in fact a discontinued item from Record. This was purchased from Tabwell Tools in Cirencester who went bust shortly after I bought it.
It sat in the box for some time before I even looked at it. It consists of a further bar saddle as used at the tailstock end of the lathe and a larger squarer plate to replace the standard one for the tool rest support. The problem is there are no instructions, if I move the bed bars out of the head stock then this will be purely held by one bolt and as I see will never stay in line, I dont know how far back I can move the bars or where to place the new bar saddle.
Has any one ever come across one of these and can help. I have contacted Record and no one there has any knowledge of this even existing but suspect it must date from the 1980's.
Thanks
Nick
It sat in the box for some time before I even looked at it. It consists of a further bar saddle as used at the tailstock end of the lathe and a larger squarer plate to replace the standard one for the tool rest support. The problem is there are no instructions, if I move the bed bars out of the head stock then this will be purely held by one bolt and as I see will never stay in line, I dont know how far back I can move the bars or where to place the new bar saddle.
Has any one ever come across one of these and can help. I have contacted Record and no one there has any knowledge of this even existing but suspect it must date from the 1980's.
Thanks
Nick
