colchester student 1800 help with knowin what my lathe is capable of

I have a colchester student 1800 athe i want to learn more about using it for example how to thread is there any one with a book or proper manual for my lathe i bought one on ebay and it was crap


thanks for any help

Don't rush out and buy a book download these, the methods have not changed and give a very informed view.

http://wewilliams.net/SBLibrary.htm

thanks thats great