I am hoping to get my L6 into my new shed any day soon, but what I don't know is its weight. It is the standard 24" (I think!). The manual give all its...
Happy new year :: WEIGHT, well at least 750Kg, 3/4 Ton + If you work on that I doubt you`ll be too far away, Or in other words, B***** heavy. Happy moving, ...
Les, I have just moved a L5 complete into place in my garage/workshop on my own without any difficulty. I ran the machine alternating on 3 scaffold poles...
Hello again. My M300 came with a good single phase GEC 1.1Kw motor, with a 24mm spindle and marked as a D90L frame. I'd like to go back to 3Ph (as I have a...
Why not visit your friendly local scrapyard? Definitely better to get an old, used UK motor which should last forever, than modern chinese with uncertain life...
Les, I would agree. much better to get a 2nd hand UK motor of known spec. Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar. The motor is the heart of the lathe's...
I made my own rotary converter using an ancient 2HP brook motor. I built the converter control bits in an old star delta changeover box (I think that is a...
... Correction to the post code in the address it should read as :- Electrodrives Ltd., Warley, West Midlands B65 0QT (not oQT) regards, Brian Jones...
... It seems Yahoo can't tell the difference between number 0 (zero) and the letter 'o'. Zero comes out larger on my Mac than it does when 'printed' by Yahoo. ...
China has no copper ore mines so all their copper is drawn from reclaim scrap. All remelted scrap copper necessarily has high levels of impurities. Any level...
... Which is no doubt why the Chinese are investing so heavily in Zambia! It was a bad personal experience of a new Chinese manufactured lathe, from who I...
May I ask what brand the chinese lathe was please? I'm thinking of what to purchase/avoid in the lathe market, hopefully later this year. Thanks in advance ...
We buy loads of motors a year for hydraulic marine power packs. What Lee say's is sort of correct, but there are many many other factors that come into it....
... Steve, Let's just say that they had a UK postcode GU8 and have regular adverts in most UK model engineering magazines ;-) The lathe was called a VS1332, VS...
Have now got my machine up and running and am looking to buy a set of indexing cutting tools The standard tool holder accepts a HSS bit of 16mm and the centre...
My advice would be to go for smaller and pack - there's no guarantee that the size of HSS is accurate. One might also use adjustable toolholders that incline a...
But don't go too small, smaller tools flex along the shank so under cutting load the tip will drop against the work piece by a very small fraction, the thicker...
Thanks for the advice. I am hoping to go for the sturdier larger cutter The size of the tool holder slot is approx 33mm high by 18 mm deep so will take many...
Have you had any problems machining the standard BXA holders? Although they look like steel, I've heard that they are actually cast. Quality of castings vary...
Dear All, In ase anyone is interested, there is a Harrison M250 for sale in the UK on the Industrial Machines.net web site. This is the first one I've seen on...
... Sorry typing corrected! In fact there are three for sale on this website. Two from 1991, and one from 1988. Typical! just like buses. None for ages then...
That’s a top dealer price. It does have a steady with it that can bump the price a bit, but they can quite often be picked up for £1200 to £1500, and...
I am not aware of any cast BXA holders but there certainly could be some. I always thought they were machined out of bar stock followed by some form of heat...
Thanks to all the group for the enlightening posts on electric motor - I think I have tracked a UK made 3Ph motor down. BTW - I have an excellent GEC Stayrite...
G & M Tools have a selection of Harrison Name plates, they do sadly seem to be older ones but worth a try. http://www.gandmtools.co.uk/cat_leaf.php?id=1192 ...
No David, I mean the part that is calibrated and is moved by the tail stock handle. Tailstock drill sleeve?? If you mean a 3MT-2MT reducer, they are bog ...
