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4 steamgang1963 <franci...
steamgang1963 Offline Send Email
Jan 9, 2003
3:40 pm
I have just purchased an harrison L5 lathe for the purpose of model engineering in general. The lathe was made in about 1950. I look forward to emailing with...
5 jmcalli Offline Mar 11, 2003
3:00 am
Hi. Nice looking steam engine. Do you know of any Harrison lathe graveyards in England where one might find inexpensive L5A parts? James...
6 James McAllister
jmcalli Offline Send Email
Mar 11, 2003
3:07 am
Anyone using a Harrison? If you have photos of Harrisons, please post. James...
7 James McAllister
jmcalli Offline Send Email
Mar 11, 2003
3:10 am
Let's get some photos of our lathes on the board. Questions? Comments? Stories? James...
8 Fran Calderbank
steamgang1963 Offline Send Email
Mar 17, 2003
6:09 pm
Hi Jim its good to hear from a fellow Harrison lathe user. I had all but given up hope of any correspondence form this group but hopefuly this could be the...
9 James McAllister
jmcalli Offline Send Email
Mar 17, 2003
8:26 pm
Fran, Thanks for your response. I need some parts for my Harrison. Received a quote from a place in the U.K. that was about equal to what I paid for the...
13 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Jul 30, 2003
9:17 pm
All, After 6 months of research I decided that the lathe for me was a Harrison 5L. My new purchase arrived today so, I thought I'd better sign-up here. Its...
14 James McAllister
jmcalli Offline Send Email
Jul 30, 2003
10:48 pm
Welcome to the group...all two or three of us! James...
15 Seamus Ryan
seamusryan123 Offline Send Email
Aug 16, 2003
12:05 pm
Hi Guys! I've just secured a deal to buy a Harrison L5 hope I made the right choice. Is this group very active? I've just joined it now. Regards, Seamus (rep...
16 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Aug 16, 2003
1:09 pm
Hi Seamus, I joined about a month ago and, that makes 10 of us! Congratulations on your purchase. I did a lot of research before settling on a Harrison and I'm...
17 Seamus Ryan
seamusryan123 Offline Send Email
Aug 16, 2003
2:11 pm
Hi Ian, I have'nt actually seen mine in the flesh yet, it's in Wales and myself and a friend are going over next month with a van to get it. It should be fun...
18 BOB
rude_mechani... Offline Send Email
Aug 16, 2003
9:25 pm
Hello to Harrison Land the first lathe I ever had was a Colchester MASTER, the next a HARRISON L5. I fell in love with the L5 straight away; it just felt so...
19 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Aug 17, 2003
2:01 am
Hello Bob, I'm pleased to say that my part of South London is indeed Harrison land. This company got it right. My choice came down to a good Harrison (of any ...
20 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Aug 17, 2003
2:12 am
Hi Seamus, Mine's Imperial but has a wonderful screwcutting gearbox. No change wheels required! That said, whilst original, it's so early that there appear to...
21 Seamus
seamusryan123 Offline Send Email
Sep 19, 2003
4:12 pm
Hi Guys! I just got back on Wednesday after collecting my new L5 lathe. I'm deligthted with it so far, it's in pristine condition and has'nt been repainted ( I...
22 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Sep 20, 2003
2:25 am
Hi Seamus, Pleased you've got your lathe. I havn't had a single day off since I last wrote so, my L5 is still in pieces. I'm hoping to start the restoration...
23 Seamus Ryan
seamusryan123 Offline Send Email
Sep 23, 2003
7:40 am
Hi Ian, I got a reply from the Mr Senior guy, see below:.... Thank you for your enquiry. The person to contact is Tony Harris at Peaco Engineering -...
24 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Sep 24, 2003
1:53 am
Hi Seamus, Thanks for that. This time I'm keeping the info'! All the best Ian ... From: Seamus Ryan <seamusryan123@...> To: harrisonlathe@yahoogroups.com...
25 harrisonlathe@yahoogr... Send Email Nov 11, 2003
4:28 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the harrisonlathe group. File :...
26 skyepiper69 Offline Send Email Dec 12, 2003
5:19 pm
Hello all, For some time now I have been looking for a longbed L5 40" between centres, alas with no luck. Anybody out there got one? (Or anything similar) ...
27 James McAllister
jmcalli Offline Send Email
Dec 12, 2003
10:43 pm
Where do you live? James...
28 Bob Sharp
bobsharp_uk Offline Send Email
Mar 22, 2004
3:35 pm
Hi Is it true that KERRY lathes were rebadged variations of the L5 and L6 machines ? regards Bob Sharp (UK)...
29 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Mar 22, 2004
3:50 pm
... Hello Bob. If you look at: http://www.lathes.co.uk/kerry/index.html You'll find no mention of such re-badging atal and, this source is usually definitive. ...
30 Bob Sharp
bobsharp_uk Offline Send Email
Mar 22, 2004
5:40 pm
Hi I accept what is written on that website. My query is really asking if the AG has similarities to the Harrison machines. The beds are almost identical,...
31 Seamus Ryan
seamusryan123 Offline Send Email
Mar 22, 2004
5:42 pm
I've never heard of this either! ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. ...
32 BOB
rude_mechani... Offline Send Email
Mar 22, 2004
7:47 pm
I've had both. A L5 and a Kerry 6x24. I had the L5 first A very hard act to follow! I fell in love with the L5 straight away. I kept it for a few years...
33 denyhstk Offline Mar 26, 2004
4:45 am
FYI, a search for Harrison Lathe will not yield a return. Harrison Lathes (plural) will. Den...
34 Bob Sharp
bobsharp_uk Offline Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
4:56 pm
Hi Further to any previous emails on the subject, I have just had an email from a rep at Harrison's (www.600lathes.com and www.harrison.com) . He spoke to...
35 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Apr 2, 2004
12:09 am
... Bob, That's really surprising and, I stand corrected. Thanks very much for passing on your research. This ought to be passed to 'Lathes.co.uk'. If you...
36 ian bull
ianbull2001 Offline Send Email
Apr 8, 2004
7:16 am
Hello all 2 or 3 of you! There's a cheap L5 on ebay today: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3807709710&category=633 Early model, 1945/46? ...
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