Anyone able to do small lathe job? (London)

[geeetee]

Hi everyone,
I am re-building vintage racing bike and due to incompability of some modern parts I am looking foe someone who can do a small lathe job for me -to reduce diameter- roughly 2mm smaller by 1mm length, 1pc (really little job). I am located in East London E17 but as I am quite desperate to find someone I will be happy to travel anywhere within/close to M25 to get it done. Many thanks.
Mark[/b]

 

[merlin50]

i think you need yellow pages

 

[geeetee]

i think you need yellow pages

please advice me where in yellow pages I can find people/companies advertising what I want?

 

[merlin50]

Engineering

 

[merlin50]

or get a lathe, I would be lost without mine

 

[geeetee]

, ok , now pls advice me who (from engineering) can do it? have u tried it? I did before I post this query........

 

[merlin50]

there must be small engineering firms in there, no i have not looked. or an engineering type forum. better still get a second hand boxford lathe, best you can get and very cheap.

 

[geeetee]

there must be small engineering firms in there, no i have not looked. or an engineering type forum. better still get a second hand boxford lathe, best you can get and very cheap.

ya, you probably looked in to yellow pagines last time 20 years ago... small enginnering firms disappeared long time ago (at least in london area), thanks for advice to buy oxford lathe, unfortunately A) I got a budget so I cant buy a machinery equipment&tools for every single job I need B) I do not have space to install it anyway
I do not want to be ruth, but I thing I made myself clear about what/who I am looking for to perform one-time simple lathe job. The last thing I need are useless advices.

 

[big-all]

you could always try model engineering societys they will have members with lathes
for example
http://www.modeleng.org/ukclubs.htm

 

[Burnerman]

Do you know any teachers? Design and Technology staff could sort you out - or at least the old timers could for an exorbitant fee!
John

 

[nickdsjnk]

I live in N17 so not too far. For small metalworking jobs I have used AF Hussey in bounds green a few times and also ET Martin Tottenham. Hussey specialize in sheet work and normally work with stainless and ally but I'd be suprised if they didn't have a lathe. ET Martin mostly make lighting but they have a well equiped workshop.

http://www.afhussey.co.uk/
http://www.etmartin.co.uk/

From a quick search on yell.com I found these guys who are more local and specialize in engineering rather than fabrication:

Liversidge & Atkinson
Lambourne End, Romford. RM4 1AT
020 8500 2102

Oceanic Mechanical Engineers
319, Brettenham Rd, London, E17 5AT
Tel: 07752 342745

 

[geeetee]

I live in N17 so not too far. For small metalworking jobs I have used AF Hussey in bounds green a few times and also ET Martin Tottenham. Hussey specialize in sheet work and normally work with stainless and ally but I'd be suprised if they didn't have a lathe. ET Martin mostly make lighting but they have a well equiped workshop.
ok, I will try them, many thanks
http://www.afhussey.co.uk/
http://www.etmartin.co.uk/

From a quick search on yell.com I found these guys who are more local and specialize in engineering rather than fabrication:

Liversidge & Atkinson
Lambourne End, Romford. RM4 1AT
020 8500 2102

Oceanic Mechanical Engineers
319, Brettenham Rd, London, E17 5AT
Tel: 07752 342745

 

[geeetee]

you could always try model engineering societys they will have members with lathes
for example
http://www.modeleng.org/ukclubs.htm[/QUOTE]

ok, many thanks, I will try that too as I prefer a privat lathe owner to an enginnering company who can charge me silly money....

 

[mattylad]

Try one of the engineering tutors at your local college.

 

[geeetee]

thanks, I will try to contact them.

I live in N17 so not too far. For small metalworking jobs I have used AF Hussey in bounds green a few times and also ET Martin Tottenham. Hussey specialize in sheet work and normally work with stainless and ally but I'd be suprised if they didn't have a lathe. ET Martin mostly make lighting but they have a well equiped workshop.

http://www.afhussey.co.uk/
http://www.etmartin.co.uk/

From a quick search on yell.com I found these guys who are more local and specialize in engineering rather than fabrication:

Liversidge & Atkinson
Lambourne End, Romford. RM4 1AT
020 8500 2102

Oceanic Mechanical Engineers
319, Brettenham Rd, London, E17 5AT
Tel: 07752 342745