My recently purchased L5 came with a taper turning attachment. I have never used one of these before. Can someone help please: Do I loosen anything on the...
very good reply, still shows time served time well spent, lots of info' for surface speeds on internet. ________________________________ From: Edward Hurst...
Hi, its me again.... Could one of you kind folk provide a copy of the metric gears needed for screwcutting so I know what sizes I need to look out for Thanks...
Paul, just a quick refresh --whats the lathe model please??, and if there are variations on the gearbox etc, Stan ________________________________ From:...
I've just added a very useful wee DOS screwcutting calculator to the files. Screwcutting exe Great wee prog, first time you use it (just save it somewhere and...
Thanks for the heads up. Right about it being a it pricey. That £60 is plus VAT and delivery. I've got a lead on another for less than £50 all in but need to...
Thanks again for the help. Have now managed to get all gears required at very reasonable money (when they arrive) and even have the heads up on an oiler gun...
Dear Group, I've not gone away but still fiddling with my M300 re. finish. I came across a L5 head bearings adjusting wrench on Ebay (WR20) for a very ...
Chris, Humor me here for moment. What kind of material are you using as stock? I have been a Journeyman Machinist for over 40 years. Never have I been able...
The easiest way to smooth out those grooves is to offset the tool angle, so it's almost parallel to the front surface of the work. If you cut with just the tip...
Thanks Mark & Ed for some good tips and advice. Yes maybe I'm being too optimistic and just need to get to grips with this machine after 20 years with my...
You can't quite convert it on a dial because if the dial is a whole number of metric units around, it won't quite be a hole number of imperial units. 1 inch is...
So you spend $12 on a Harbor Freight pair of digital calipers and use those to measure what you are working on? Chris P To: harrisonlathe@yahoogroups.com From:...
There's a 1.6% error with these, it isn't much for a short movement, but can get quite large for longer travel, and people struggled to know which scale was...
Hi...its me again Has anyone got a splash guard fitted to their L5/L5A that they'd be willing to take some pics and sizes from. Need to know where they're...
As the title say how do you remove the oil nipples from the crossslide etc. Without marking the slide, or other components they are fitted to. Cheers...
The ones in my cross slide are push fit in a hole. I've not removed them on the lathe, but on other machinery, we either get behind and knock them out with a...
I have a splash guard but its a sheet of polypropylene loosely resting in the swarf tray! I've got a rough plan for a proper guard but haven't got round to...
... Yes, later machines had an electric pump. The pump shaft was shortened and a blind bearing replaced the bush. This is the only difference between the 'low'...
... I was under the impression the clutch bearing was different too, of course doesn't matter if you've left that out. :-) I've also converted mine to VFD but...
There is obviously some confusion in this thread, some people are talking about one thing and others about another. While I have used Dr. Vaughan's message as...
Hiya, The L5/L5A lathes that I worked on had electric pumps that were mounted on the top of a sheet steel tank which was in turn mounted on the back of the...
