British empire lathe

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Today I need to make room. My recent I acquireds have taken over my floor space......

 

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Today I need to make room. My recent I acquireds have taken over my floor space......View attachment 195353

I know your pain

 

[123hotchef]

T slot scraper actually, I never had my shop vac at the time though even that would struggle. Those tee-slots used to grab the swarf like velcro before I painted them.

do you make the T slot scrapers yourself?

 

[Pete.]

do you make the T slot scrapers yourself?

Yep, it's the easiest thing in the world to make. Measure the width of the tee slot and the depth. Cut a rectangular piece of sheet steel the width of the slot and about 6" long. Now cut two slits in it the depth of the slot distant from one end. Roll the sides around to make a handle and the bit on the end is the scraper.

 

[123hotchef]

Yep, it's the easiest thing in the world to make. Measure the width of the tee slot and the depth. Cut a rectangular piece of sheet steel the width of the slot and about 6" long. Now cut two slits in it the depth of the slot distant from one end. Roll the sides around to make a handle and the bit on the end is the scraper.

I was thinking about making one a few weeks back

 

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I know your pain

Slowly working through it

 

[slim_boy_fat]

My recent I acquireds have taken over my floor space......

Talk about trip hazards, that pic'll give @Parm nightmares.

 

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Today I need to make room. My recent I acquireds have taken over my floor space......View attachment 195353

You haven’t got a spare 5/8 hex chuck key in there, that needs tidying before I go through the riggers of marking one?

 

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Talk about trip hazards, that pic'll give @Parm nightmares.

It gives me nightmares to...especially when I need something that's stuck right at the back....

 

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You haven’t got a spare 5/8 hex chuck key in there, that needs tidying before I go through the riggers of marking one?

Will have a look.

 

[Parm]

Talk about trip hazards, that pic'll give @Parm nightmares.

Don’t worry about those so much, bigger more impressive ways to get hurt than tripping over things

 

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Today I got the lamp bracket on.
And temporary installed the lamp just to get a visual and make sure it clears everything. Success I say.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

^^

 

[RichardM]

Looks very nice, but I do worry about the yellow leveling feet. I hope they get covered with swarf soon

 

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Looks very nice, but I do worry about the yellow leveling feet. I hope they get covered with swarf soon

If they work ok I will paint them. It's a temporary thing until the new workshop is built

 

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A few updates. The Harrison lathe has taken up a reasonable amount of my time. But have been doing odds and ends to the empire. I am now making the brackets to hold the motor assembly

 

[Pete.]

Mate, that is just too nice for words. A credit to you.

 

[Feet 'n Inches]

Suffering badly from lathe envy here. That's a real beauty.

 

[RichardM]

Too nice to use

 

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Today..cut the 20mm plate for the motor and fittings and trial fit in to position....