My new Harrison lathe

slim_boy_fat · Oct 14, 2019

@spencer 427 Just out of interest, what's the most 'project's you've juggled at the same time in the past? Just seen your thread about starting on the 'new to you' Monarch.....

God mode restorations · Oct 14, 2019

slim_boy_fat said:
@spencer 427 Just out of interest, what's the most 'project's you've juggled at the same time in the past? Just seen your thread about starting on the 'new to you' Monarch.....

Four or five. Always have plenty to do. If I am waiting on consumables or stuff. I can carry on with one of the other projects.

God mode restorations · Oct 15, 2019

Both half

s of the compound slide are now clean. I can now print and scrape the top half.and use that to print and scrape the bottom half.
Main issue is the weight. Even the top half is seriously heavy

God mode restorations · Oct 15, 2019

This afternoon I set about the task of scraping the top half of the compound slide.

Spark plug · Oct 15, 2019

Looking good, did you measure the wear before you started, Doesn’t look horrifically bad?

God mode restorations · Oct 15, 2019

Spark plug said:
Looking good, did you measure the wear before you started, Doesn’t look horrifically bad?

I didn't on this half. I blue it up just to see what's what. The hinge points tell me most of what I need to know.

Pete. · Oct 15, 2019

Looking at the pics I'd say that there's likely naff all wear on that machine. It might have been commissioned to do a specific job (at serious money) and left parked up not getting subjected to the normal rigours of production work but cosseted during it's limited working life. That last pic shows what is probably the remnants of the original scraping from when it was built.

What was bolted to the compound? Those four counterbores with two scotch keys each look incredibly purposeful, like they were holding down a grinder head or something.

God mode restorations · Oct 16, 2019

Pete. said:
Looking at the pics I'd say that there's likely naff all wear on that machine. It might have been commissioned to do a specific job (at serious money) and left parked up not getting subjected to the normal rigours of production work but cosseted during it's limited working life. That last pic shows what is probably the remnants of the original scraping from when it was built.

What was bolted to the compound? Those four counterbores with two scotch keys each look incredibly purposeful, like they were holding down a grinder head or something.

There is a lot of original scraping Mark's on the compound slide. And on the tailstock. The four counterbores hold four big bolts and springs. There is a big plate that fits over the top and that holds the cutting tooling. I will put it together so you can see.

God mode restorations · Oct 16, 2019

I found a couple of pictures pete that shows the tool post arrangement

jinjahbiscuit · Oct 16, 2019

That tail stock is bigger than my lathe! :laughing:

spencer 427 said:
Empire tailstock. Harrison tailstock. View attachment 176021 View attachment 176022

God mode restorations · Oct 16, 2019

jinjahbiscuit said:
That tail stock is bigger than my lathe!

She is a big lump. Two man lift on the tailstock.

Spark plug · Oct 16, 2019

spencer 427 said:
I found a couple of pictures pete that shows the tool post arrangement View attachment 196406 View attachment 196407 View attachment 196408

What’s the compound off next to the Harrison one? Trying to work out scale.

God mode restorations · Oct 16, 2019

Spark plug said:
What’s the compound off next to the Harrison one? Trying to work out scale.

That's the empire lathe. I will get a tape measure out and show you.

God mode restorations · Oct 16, 2019

Ok. Basic measurements of the compound slide. And tailstock fully extended. There is also the lower half of the tailstock. Haven't finished that bit yet.