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    Old Harrison lathe

    The tatty cardboard sign outside said “all 4 sale”.
    I scanned the remains of the overgrown ruin that somebody once used to live in. In happier days. The rusted gate was jutting out at a crazy angle. Not open, not closed, but judging from the pathway worn around it, nobody seemed to care. Under the tangle of trees I spotted the disheveled figure of a man.
    Henry was sitting on a pile of bricks, his once blue overalls smeared with grease and dirt, his red face weathered and battered. His dirty hands cradled a quart of beer. He was far away, his bleary eyes studied me for some time..yes my son, what is a man to do, the bank will get nothing from me, I am selling everything, what do you want? I have come for the lathe I said I, realizing that this was most surely a mistake, judging from the appearance of her owner. The ad in the smalls had said: “Lathe, old Harrison, reconditioned with papers and manual and in good condition ”.
    At first glance she looked all nice and cleaned up. But closer inspection revealed the result of possibly years of neglect, the motor sounded rough, the gears were not meshing smoothly. “Take me home kind sir” She was messing with my mind. I looked with the eye of faith, seeing the unseen below accumulated swarf and grease and dust. She still had the unmistakeable feel of a solid English lathe, yes, the solid feel of craftsmanship. How was my wife going to react to this unannounced newcomer? I realized then that I had already made up my mind, I was already considering the consequences of taking her home.
    Give me a thousand ($) and you can take the rest as well, Henry’s blackened finger nail pointed at the pile of tools on the floor. This was it; my heart was pumping just like when I was a little boy on a treasure hunt. I raced home to raid my money box, rent a flat bed trailer and was back and had her loaded before Henry had cracked open the next quart of beer.
    Henry’s gnarled hands shook as I counted out the cash. I asked for the paperwork. He turned towards the house, which was no longer a house. It was then that he remembered that the papers had been in the drawer of the sideboard that had just been sold. A likely story, oh dear.
    This project has all the makings of a real challenge, lets hope that I am up to it. And my thoughts are with you Henry. It is clear that once you were a craftsman, a man with aspirations, ideals, maybe a family, and now it was all gone..
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    Good post,first thoughts are that Wrustle has emigrated.
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    Theres a harrison lathe group on yahoo ([email protected]), they have a link to the machine manual in their download section if you join, and they are a helpfull bunch and have model specific knowledge..
    I think you have a 60's era 11' or l5a. Norton gearbox on the leadscrew, not sure which chuck fitting you will have (2.25 threaded or l00 nose are my guesses) but all that will come out in time
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    Welcome Andrej,
    Very well written post.. Reads like a good novel..
    You must carry on with the story and let us know how your homecoming was with your better half..
    Brian
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    Originally Posted by MrFluffy
    Theres a harrison lathe group on yahoo ([email protected]), they have a link to the machine manual in their download section if you join, and they are a helpfull bunch and have model specific knowledge..
    I think you have a 60's era 11' or l5a. Norton gearbox on the leadscrew, not sure which chuck fitting you will have (2.25 threaded or l00 nose are my guesses) but all that will come out in time
    Thank you, I have joined the yahoo group.
    It appears from the serial number list on TonysLathes.co.uk that my lathe is a 1955 model, it has a 40' bed and 11' swing and 1.5' spindle bore. The dual speed single phase 3hp motor is noisy and vibrating, not surprising after 58 years. I will replace it with a VFD 3phase motor. The screw cutting gearbox appears to have jammed, so I will be taking it apart as well. And look at the possibility of changing it from imperial to metric.Then there is a serious oil leak from the headstock. And..
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    Originally Posted by Sachmanram
    Welcome Andrej,
    Very well written post.. Reads like a good novel..
    You must carry on with the story and let us know how your homecoming was with your better half..
    Brian
    Thank you Brian, she was not too interested, you see it is overshadowed by the '78 VW bus, the 928 Porsche, the '49 split window beetle, the '63 beetle and the K75 BMW motorbike, projects that are all taking up my time..
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    those are fine little lathes. i ran a 12/13 ' model many years ago . the clutch can be tricky though . we thought the motor was weak ,
    but it turned out to be 50hz ! changing to 60hz made a big improvement .
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    The oil leak is so you don't know its empty, you clearly have never owned any British engineering. Germans use a sight glass for oil level, Americans imploy a mexican to keep things toped up. Italians run a proper oil feed pump system with a filter. British, we just rely on partial loss constant replacement for a oil level strategy.
    Be warned, there not the most silent running of lathes, there all hardened gears and they do rattle a bit especialy at speed. On the plus side that motor mount adjusts easily to fit damn near anything from the motor out of a sewing machine to a fully blown V8! have never ever seen so much adjustment on a motor mount in my life till i got my 5LA.
    As above, there no fine instrument lathe, but a darn rugged engine lathe. There exceptionally rigid for what they go for normally too compared to most similar sized modern lathes.
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    Originally Posted by Andrej
    Thank you, I have joined the yahoo group.
    It appears from the serial number list on TonysLathes.co.uk that my lathe is a 1955 model, it has a 40' bed and 11' swing and 1.5' spindle bore. The dual speed single phase 3hp motor is noisy and vibrating, not surprising after 58 years. I will replace it with a VFD 3phase motor. The screw cutting gearbox appears to have jammed, so I will be taking it apart as well. And look at the possibility of changing it from imperial to metric.Then there is a serious oil leak from the headstock. And..
    And when you have all those issues (and a dozen more you have yet to find out about, for she is indeed a sly mistress!) sorted out, you will not only have a glorious lady, but a trustable companion!
    Except for the oil leak. You block the oil leak, it will spring like a geyser from the top, as it needs somewhere to go to insure further operation of the machine. It's part of Lucas' 3rd law of British Electromechanics (yes, the same one that is lovingly known as the Prince of Darkness, and that all electrical wires are actually smoke conduits, and when you allow the smoke to escape whatever was running will not run..).. Think of the bright side - where the oil leaks, your concrete floor will not rust!
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    Originally Posted by stephen thomas
    Opened up the huge, noisy, vibrating motor just to have a look since I have already decided to replace it with a smaller modern 3ph motor with VFD. It looks surprisingly good after 55 years. The only visible problem is the disintegrating insulation on the copper wire.
    Removed and stripped the screw cutting gearbox since it was jammed. It was clogged up with accumulated swarf and grime. Washed all the parts in petrol. The gears all bear signs of damage from the cuttings, but it is generally superficial and only one gear has a slight chip. Some of the shafts show slight wear, I have to decide whether to have them ground and make new bushes.
    While I was at it I removed and stripped the Carriage assy, much the same story as above.
    Next on the agenda is converting to cut metric threads.
    Then to check out the accuracy of the bed, not to sure how to do this.
    Then convert the cross slide to metric.
    The previous owner had cleaned up the outside of the lathe and re-sprayed it so that it looked nice, hiding all the muck underneath. Come to think of it, that is how some people live their lives. Oh dear, now I have put my foot in it.
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    I think yours is an L6, I have an L13, bought it 20 years ago, replaced all the bushes in the Norton gear box, gap piece is missing, painted her added a DRO and couple of leadscrews and have used it in my business since I started 10 years ago. Even though mine has had a hard life it is so dependable and capable of good accuracy, & parting off on it is very easy! took of the old dual speed 3 phase motor and fitted a single phase 3hp, now in process of fitting 4hp 3phase with VFD, so I can get a 1800rpm speed back! keep up good work and keep us posted.
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    If I had one wish, it would have been to beat Ernest Hemingway to death before he ever wrote a single word and created this sort of thing from happening.
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    I do not think that is an L6 (I have one), I think it is an L5 or 5a.
    look here on Tony's website, Page Title
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    Indeed it is an L5 made in 1955 according to the serial number.
    I removed the clutch assembly today after a 2 day battle.
    The previous owner had tightened the nut all the way to the end of the thread so that it was solidly locked.
    I had to use plenty of Q20 penetrating oil and heat and of course a lot of strength to free the nut.
    The clutch plates are a mess of old grease, no wonder the previous owner just kept tightening.
    The more I strip down the more mess I uncover, looks like I might end up with a rebuild.
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