Background

In 1946 "Denford Machine Tools" began production of precision products branded "Box-Ford". In 1952 Mr. Denford sold out the Box-Ford part of his enterprise to T.S. Harrison & Sons Ltd. Well made, strongly built and capable of sustained hard work the original belt-drive Boxford lathe has long been a favourite with not only amateur and professional engineers but also schools and colleges where many thousands were installed during the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1970s Boxford had started to introduce a number of CNC lathes and milling machines, a path that they follow to this day.


Boxford 160 Lathe Manual

Boxford 160 TCL Series Computer Lathe. Operator's Instruction Manual including complete Computer Tutorial, Mechanical Maintenance and Fault-finding Guides, Parts as sectional Drawings and electrical Schematic.

  • Operators Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Electrical Diagrams
Boxford Geared-head lathes 280, 280T, STS 10.20, TS 10.20, TF 10.20, TH 10.20, 330TR, TR.11.30 330, 280, 280T, 330IS, 280IS, 250IS, 11.30, 11.20, 10.30 and 10.20 Operation, Maintenance & Parts Manual

BOXFORD geared-head Lathes 250IS, 280, 280IS, 280T, 289, 330IS, 330TR, STS 10.20, TF 10.20, TH 10.20, TR.11.30 330, TS 10.20 etc. Instruction & Maintenance Manual and a very clear Exploded Components Parts Manual with electrical schematics for 1-phase and 3-phase machines.

  • Operators Manual
  • Maintenance Manual
  • Parts Manual
  • Catalog
Boxford Machine Tools - Special Catalogue Data Pack

BOXFORD Machine Tools: a Special Catalogue Data Pack of all products that shows the conventional machine tools made by the Company. Spans from the very early 1940s 3-inch Precision Lathes and Rear-drive models to the later Underdrive types and the final Geared-head versions.

  • Catalog
Purcell "South Bend Clone" Lathe Manual

Purcell (South Bend Copy). By far the best Manual for this lathe is the one produced by Denford Tools for the original Boxford lathe. A few mechanical details are different but the operating procedures are identical. It contains a complete 136-page set of information for all models of belt-drive Boxford lathe from the earliest to the last made.

  • Operators Manual