My new Harrison lathe

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Thought I would make use of the earlier caustic mix and bung the top half of the steady in. Sorted . A bench full of stuff to sort.

 

[Bill Edwards]

Looking at the photo's the repair doesn't look too bad at all, considering how many pieces it's been broken into!

It looks strong enough, from what I can see. Do you think it's up to the job? If it's just cosmetics and 'being right' that's bothering you would filler and paint be an option? I don't think it'd be hard to make it look as good as new?

 

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Looking at the photo's the repair doesn't look too bad at all, considering how many pieces it's been broken into!

It looks strong enough, from what I can see. Do you think it's up to the job? If it's just cosmetics and 'being right' that's bothering you would filler and paint be an option? I don't think it'd be hard to make it look as good as new?

Its better than I first thought. My plan is to tidy up inside. A bit of filler will be used as much as I hate the stuff. I can make it look nice .

 

[Dieselman 63]

Sometimes repairs cause dismay to me, but then I think it’s nice that the thing meant enough to whoever that they chose to repair it.

 

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I did manage to get this bit cleaned and ready for paint this morning....

 

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Today's task.
Remove feed screws.
Gearbox.
Apron.
Not to difficult except from the weight. Done what I needed to and I am going in for a nice cup tea.

 

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And the tumbler case/mechanism.

 

[Pete.]

Nice shot of the headstock alignment jacking screws

 

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Nice shot of the headstock alignment jacking screws

Yes. There is another one the other end.

 

[Shox Dr]

Nice shot of the headstock alignment jacking screws

Look at how coarse the threads are, must of been a mere to aline

 

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Look at how coarse the threads are, must of been a mere to aline

It will be again as the headstock will be coming off soon.

 

[grim_d]

It will be again as the headstock will be coming off soon.

Heathen.

The 11th commandment: thou shalt not disturb the relationship between a Harrison lathe bed and headstock.

 

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Heathen.

The 11th commandment: thou shalt not disturb the relationship between a Harrison lathe bed and headstock.

It will be fine. Old design. Big. Heavy. Basic l9l

 

[grim_d]

It will be fine. Old design. Big. Heavy. Basic l9l

I dunno. I'm big, heavy and basic and I'm far from fine.

 

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I got the screws on the bench and the gearbox...
Ready for strip down.

 

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Today I thought I would show how the gearbox comes apart. Simple tools. Big rubber mallet. Aluminium drifts. Duck oil. And a few hours.. all parts now played out on the bench.

 

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Today.
Clean the gearbox housing and get it in the caustic.
I also took the tumbler mechanism apart for cleaning. The housing will need a little work also on one of the gears. Over time one of the oil ways has been blocked resulting in no oil and the gear and housing running dry.. my plan is to remove the gear and face off the nastiness and machine the back of the housing. I appreciate wear and tear but I can not let that pass.

 

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Gearbox housing and tumblr housing are now perfectly clean in there raw state

 

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One thing I missed was removing the dowel pins. Sorted that. Now on to prep work.