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need to move a lathe
shipto:
--- Quote from: RussellT on July 19, 2015, 05:33:39 AM ---Is that a little surface grinder or a horizontal mill in the background? Is that included too.
Russell
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It is indeed a little surface grinder and I suspect that if not my uncle but his boss might tell me to clear what I want before it goes to the scrappies :lol: He has a quite decent bench drill and a oxford arc welder in there too so fingers crossed. Although I might need an extension to workshop to find places for it all :doh:
madman:
Hi From Canada!! I moved my Lathe (A Cincinnati Tray Top Lathe ) The following way!! Worked well and cheap. I got some 1 inch diameter rods to use as rollers, A long pinch or moving Bar. Then a sheet of 4 foot by 8 foot Plywood a 1/2 inch thick. I hired a Moving Lorrie a tow truck tilt and load. (The Platform can slide of it and be flat on the Ground) Then since the truck has a Aluminum Bed the Driver was so appreciative I had bought a sheet of plywood to protect it he gave me a deal. We took a sling around the Lathe used rollers underneath and pinch bar when needed (almost Not) since we used the trucks winch to slide the Lathe up onto the Bed. Then some bits of wood over the ways and we strapped it down drove 92 miles to my Garage. There we tilted the Bed back to ground Level in front of the shop and proceeded to pinch bar and roller it into place in my old Shed or garage. WARNING Lathes are quite Top Heavy so go slow and Easy and it wioll all be good. Be Safe and good Luck . Mike
hermetic:
I think the traverse handwheel is on that side because it is a gap bed?, can't quite see in the pic but there looks to be two machined flats in the "gap" where the gap peice would fit. Colchesters are like this, straight bed(like mine) has handwheel on the left, gap bed has it on the right.
I hope you are going to finish the job on the faceplate for him before you take it!
Looks to me like an oldie but a goodie, Harrison make damn good machines. I have a early seventies Harrison H mill.
Phil
shipto:
Its a possibility but the ones pictured on lathes.co.uk all seem have the handwheel on the leading side, however I was looking close at the picture and notice theres a little plaque thats been painted over just under the lead engage lever so all may be solved once I clear that.
The gap is with the lathe too.
RussellT:
Hi Dwayne
I've just had a look at the Harrison 14" page that you linked to originally.
All the key bits seem to be in the same place levers wheels etc so I think it's an earlier version of that lathe.
Have you tried sending the photo to Tony Griffiths at lathes.co.uk?
Russell
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