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Thread: harrison lathe
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22nd November 2012, 12:47 PM #1
harrison lathe
Hi.
A local is selling a 1950's ? Harrison lathe . I had a look at it. A very solid machine that has been looked after . Looks like a model 5A with thread cutting gearbox . He ran it and its very noisy , gears or the clutch ? It has bothe a travelling and fixed steady . Single phase . The speed chart says 48 to 1000 rpm
If I buy it I would sell the Sheraton AR as I dont have space for both of them...
Has anyone here owned one of these ?
Regards Mike
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22nd November 2012, 01:25 PM #2
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I priced some new Harrison headstock gears from 600 Machinery, the distributors. The cheapest one was around $1500.
These are hardened, ground, complex design.
Jordan
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22nd November 2012, 01:54 PM #3
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22nd November 2012, 02:08 PM #4
Like this Mike? Page Title
1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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22nd November 2012, 02:16 PM #5Dave J Guest
Just came across this after seeing your post. It's a 59 and I never read the thread but it might help you out a bit.
Harrison L5 lathe rebuild
Dave
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22nd November 2012, 02:18 PM #6
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22nd November 2012, 02:28 PM #7
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22nd November 2012, 02:40 PM #8Dave J Guest
From what I have read Harrison lathes where good quality.
Dave
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22nd November 2012, 04:36 PM #9
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The M300 model was first made in the 1970s, and is still a current model.
It looks like the origin of a thousand clones.
Moving a Harrison M300 lathe from Devon to London
Jordan
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22nd November 2012, 04:56 PM #10
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So did you buy it? I went and had a look as well and didn't think it was overly noisy.
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23rd November 2012, 10:29 AM #11
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23rd November 2012, 10:38 AM #12Dave J Guest
Congratulations,
Now we want pictures
Dave
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23rd November 2012, 10:40 AM #13
crane
I wouldnt be game enough to lift a machine that heavy with a cheap engine crane . That exact same crane is sold here by super crap auto . Knowing my luck the crane would collapse at the critical point and drop the machine .A HIAB is so much safer .
BTW thats a fantastic lathe he bought from that school in the UK ...... makes my purchase look like a heap of scrap
Mike
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23rd November 2012, 11:11 AM #14Dave J Guest
I would jump at a Harrison lathe like that, always like the style of the cabinet. I am going to make a new cabinet/stand for my lathe similar to it.
As for engine cranes, when I went to the markets to buy mine and I had the choice from 2 sellers, the first was a 2 ton crane with air over hydraulic ram which would be nice, the second was a dual piston pump manual ram but I noticed the wall thickness was a lot thicker in all the tubing, it was also the last one he had in. I ended up going the manual crane with the thicker wall tubing as I can always up grade to a air over hydraulic ram in it, but it's a big job to strengthen a whole frame.
I now notice all the new ones are mainly 1.5 ton and are the same as the thin wall one I was looking at, so maybe something went on about them.
I have lifted my HM52 mill with mine and although it was on it's limit it did lift it. I would have liked a 3 ton crane like some guys here have, but just didn't have the extra as there double the price of a 2 ton.
Dave
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23rd November 2012, 07:55 PM #15
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I used a Harrison lathe at tafe when doing my apprenticeship, it was newer than that one square shaped headstock, it also was noisy to run but was a good lathe