Evening all, Well a proper Friday the 13th day today , nowt went right

and it took ages to happen too, plenty distractions along the way mind that dont help. I made four alloy spacer blocks for the motor mounting brackets, the new motor has different spindle center height from the feet so made the spacers the same amount longer as the difference in height so the motor would line up with the hole in the belt housing case. Since I got the Harrison , I have hardly used the Binns and Berry ( hence it looking so clean ) so had to remember what was what with it. It would appear I have been spoilt rotten with a quick change tool post and a camolck type tailstock, as everything seemed more strife to do, anyway got them sorted. The pully then needed bored out as the new shaft is larger, managed to get it spot on true in the three jaw ( by fluke ? ) and taking it really easy as it had key way gently bored it out, then when I still had a bit to go due to back lash and the micrommeter dial sticking took a bigger cut than I wanted off and bored the pully oversize

, so I could sleave it but then the keyway would take up the depth sleave, thicher sleave would be getting too close to bottom of Vees bla bla bla, anyway my mate Dave thinks he might have a pulley that will do the job so will check that before doing anything. I then mounted the motor with my new spacers and its not in the center of the hole in the casing ?

, aye the old one must not have been either, I assumed it would have been ( assume nothing EVER

) the old motor position was ok and this one will be too but annoying when i could have just made the spacers the right length with the same work. Still these things happen and its what makes you look closer the next time

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Making spacers sticking out a bit far but wanted two at a time , did it no problem.

The new spacers beside the old ones, should have been say 25 -30mm longer


The motor fitted , it can move vertical up and down but should be central side to side

, the pully is just placed on for show , one gust of wind and it will be away

Cheers Mick.