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

[whensparksfly]

i have a colchester student 1800 have had it for a while use it from time to time but i want to know more about it . thread cutting for example i bought a manual from ebay but told me nothing much is there anyone with a proper manual for my lathe

thanks for any help

[Swarfing]

Don't rush out buy books have a look here and download them. The methods have not changed in decades.

http://wewilliams.net/SBLibrary.htm