hi chapps! im new to lathe work, im really a welder/fabricator but im getting to gripps with a lot of the terminology of this hobby, i have just bought a...
Talk to RDG Tools in Halifax(?) Bill. As I say, they usually have plenty of cutters in stock and could probably tell you which DP cutter you need. They may...
Neil wrote... ... <Snipped> ... Neil, Thanks for your superb information. I'd not thought of pipe cleaners! Sincere apologies for not thanking you earlier. All...
seamus, did you try the sponge trick? it actually quietend my clutch a lot, now the dogs dont bark when i switch on, just making a fixed steady for the...
Hey Bill, No I haven't tried it yet, but atthe weekend I will be using the lathe and I am going to try it then. It is really a most annoying noise - in fact,...
Hi All, I asked a while back if anyone knew how to read off the carriage speed. I did get a note referencing the 300 model, but I do not have a specific tag...
I'm not sure what you mean by carriage speed, Gerry. Do you mean inches per rev? Surely that and the TPI is indicated by the charts placed around the gearbox...
Hi Neil, Yes, I was referring to inches per spindle rpm. I did go back and studied the charts and finally it came to me. It has 2 tags mm/rev and inches/rev....
I know what you mean about the tables being hard to decipher, Gerry. Harrisons may be good lathes but whoever designed their feed charts should have been...
Hi all I have just located what I believe to be the serial number on the end of the bed of my L5 but it is only four digits long but all the charts I have seen...
Nigel wrote... ... Nigel, is the No. stamped or cast? Can assume it's stamped? My truly ancient L5 has a suppliers nameplate blind rivetted on the end of the...
Hi Ian thankyou for your reply, you are correct in assuming the number is stamped, it's in the top of the bed not on the end of the bed as yours is. Nigel ... ...
Hey Guys, I'll check my one tonight for you, I'm at work now. All I remember from my head is that it's a 1965 model. There is a plate riveted to the front of ...
Hi Nigel, I checked my lathe last night, the serial number of mine has 6 digits - 115885 1965 model. It was supplied by John Hall - Machine Tool Specialists...
Hi Nigel, I've uploaded a new album in the Photo's section called Seamus's L5. In that I've put some photo's of the plate that's riveted onto the underside of...
Hi Seamus thanks for the pics, my machine is also within the photo section entitled "Nigel's L5" which I put there when I asked a previous question about my ...
Nigel wrote... ... We are lurking.... One day we shall turn the World. Seriously though chaps. Despite all the good info here I cannot locate my machines...
Hi Nigel, Somehow I think as far as harrison's go, the older they are they better they seem to be! I was looking at a virtually brand new Harrison in the tool...
Hi, I have been subscribed to this group for some time and have not got round to emailing. I also have a Harrison L5 lathe which i have made quite a few...
Harrison lathe on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=97230&item=7504638659&rd=1 Looks like an L5A but with a slightly bigger swing....
there's a chap advertising a Harrison AA for sale.. $2500. http://www.practicalmachinist.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php? ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=002293 Details: I got a...
Might be OK but hard to tell without pics - depends on its age. For that price though in the UK I'd expect the tooling to be included. I've seen AAs with with...
hi all, ive posted some photo's of a few of my projects, this site seems to have been pretty quiet lately, so heres a few ideas for you to browse through, i...
on 14/5/05 12:51 am, bill at dampshed77@... wrote: Hullo Bill, Good stuff - thanks. But, I can't for the life of me work out the exact details of the...
Are you looking in the right folder Ian? The shots are in "Projects". -Neil F. ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. ...
... Thanks Neil, I've had a look in the right folder now! Excellent ideas. The tool holder is not possible with my machine without drilling right through the...
Ian bull <ianbull@...> wrote: hi ian, the website is a huge photo website so as you can imagin there is loads of downloading been passed through the...
I have here a 200 mm 4 (independent) jaw chuck with D1-4 fitting, made by Zeatz (http://www.zeatz.com). Actually manufactured in Spain for the British company...
