Hi my name is Gav ,more often found welding and fitting rather than turning ,have done some milling and turning in previous jobs wanted to keep my hand in now...
Premier Machine tools keep backplates and the price might be kind to your pocket, I also bought changewheels from Steve some time ago.Backplates = 105mm £16,...
Hi All, I have a Harrison AA and it is a great machine. I have seen some that have a dial behind the carriage hand wheel. The part number is 307009. Does...
A while ago someone asked for information on a chuck backplate for the 2 1/4" X 6, L5 G & M Tools have one on E Bay £20 + £8 P/P 5" diam. (not a bad price) ...
My new (used 1974 manufacture year) Harrison M300 has switch problems. The switches don't fully engage when the on off handle on the apron is moved into the up...
Where are you located at? Hooking up the VFD should not cause you to lose the auto off if it is hooked up correctly. I I kind of tight today on my schedule....
In message <hns2l9+spt9@eGroups.com>, tuneski95 <tdarragh@...> writes ... Posted the following reply yesterday, but it seems to have disappeared into a...
Hi Guys My name is Gerry and i'm in Suffolk, UK. I have just acquired an old Harrison lathe which i believe may be an early L5, it has the serial number 7929...
1940/1945 more details can be found on Tonys excellent site on Lathes http://www.lathes.co.uk/harrison/page2.html Possible manual can be found with Premier...
My serial number list does not start till 1944 and that was from14288, any one else got serial number info?? Stan ________________________________ From:...
Gerry wrote, ... Hullo Gerry, Until I saw your photos I thought we might both have the same machine. You can see something very similar to mine at the 2nd...
Hi Folks, Many thanks for the messages that people have sent me, i would still like to tie down the age of my lathe if i can. I think it must be quite an early...
Hi Folks, Whilst cleaning out the old oil from the headstock yesterday i found a mystery object lurking in the sludge, i have put a photo of it in my photo...
... It's a gear selector block. It looks like it might be for the high/low range lever, or possibly the for/rev for the feed/leadscrew. If someone 'lost' it in...
... Thanks for your reply to my questions, i thought the removable bed section would have been ground together. If i can find another i reckon i could get it...
Hi, This lathe came to me as a largish lump + a box of bits, i have been cleaning them up this week and trying to re-fit them back in the correct place. Having...
Hi, Me again I'm afraid, my L5 didn't come with any drive belts either. After some careful measuring i think it requires 3 x Z68 belts, could anyone please...
My L5 came with a single very knackered belt which looked like it had spent it's life with a twist in it and was almost round with wear, lasted from 198? until...
Hey Folks , I purchased an old 1956 Harrison L5A 11" Swing Lathe a few months back , unfortunately I live in the States where a Harrison of my Vintage is...
I got hold of a 'catch plate', dowelled and bolted it to a large diameter non-vented automobile brake disc, and drilled and machined it to suit the chuck....
Nice one Paul, glad your running Stan ________________________________ From: Paul Acton <paulacton6@...> To: harrisonlathe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed,...
Thanks Paul , Funny you mention that , I had a similar idea a few days ago , thought it would be better metallurgy than modifying a Chinese backing plate and...
Thanks Stan , Thank you for the information , much appreciated . Be well , Shawn . ... From: Stan Gordon <stan_cramlington@...> Subject: Re: [Harrison...
