Been following your channel for the past month now and I am really enjoying your content, so much so that I look forward to every time you post a new video. I love rebuilding old machines as I have done so already, but I appreciate the detail in which you diagnose the issue and how you go about resolving it. Very enjoyable and look forward to future videos.
Very similar to my Harrison vertical head which I had to do exactly the same job on! The sight glass was broken and glass fragments inside the head! The gears on the harrison have adjustment collars to set the mesh, and by counting the turns and then checking the backlash and making minor adjustments it all worked very well. Another interesting video! Phil
Interesting! I noticed from Haxby Shed that the Harrison head has spiral gears. By comparison the equivalent A&S head seems to be to a lower spec but slightly heavier. Adjustable collars would have made this task much easier!
Excellent film Clive. I enjoyed it very much. Methodical and logical approach to the disassembly. I'm especially interested in what you are doing as I'm currently stripping the main gearbox lof my Harrison mill in a (hopefully) similar fashion. Reverse engineering the method, which is a polite way of saying making it up as I go along. I have had to make some bespoke tooling along the way but your big wooden spanner should win an award. Thanks again, loved the film.
Thanks, Carl. Yes, just viewed your video. That gearbox looks more complicated than the job I am doing here. So far I have been impressed with the quality of the A&S machinery.
@@Workshopfriend Thank you for taking a look at my films Clive. I appreciate it. The A & S does seem to be very well built. So is the Harrison, but they do seem to have made some very odd design decisions in places. Look forward to your next film.
Hi Clive, back in the mid nineties I had to repair the oil pump on my Adcock&Shipley Pillar drill. Others before me had not lined up the tang to the keyway on the oil pump drive shaft and damaged the internals of the pump. Had to make Bronze slippers and rotor. The pump had an interesting design where the housing was free to rotate 180 degrees delivering oil in forward and reverse. Still pumping oil in my Brothers workshop.
Yes, I remember you mentioning that A&S pillar drill for which no literature seems to be available. It is much easier to mess up a piece of equipment by being hasty than to put it right again!
I found your channel when I was looking to resolve a problem on my Colchester Student lathe. You are indeed a clever man with a practical approach and very informative in the way you present your videos. I enjoyed your video, keep them coming.
Hi Clive. Your makeshift “spanner” is a candidate for the best home made tool of the year. 👏👏👍😀
Thank you, yet again, for an excellent video.
Thank you, Andrew. During reassembly we will see if the spanner is up to achieving the required torque!
Been following your channel for the past month now and I am really enjoying your content, so much so that I look forward to every time you post a new video. I love rebuilding old machines as I have done so already, but I appreciate the detail in which you diagnose the issue and how you go about resolving it.
Very enjoyable and look forward to future videos.
It is helpful to know what viewers want to see. Thank you, Bill, for your feedback. Its also fun to use the machines after they have been rebuilt!
Very similar to my Harrison vertical head which I had to do exactly the same job on! The sight glass was broken and glass fragments inside the head! The gears on the harrison have adjustment collars to set the mesh, and by counting the turns and then checking the backlash and making minor adjustments it all worked very well. Another interesting video!
Phil
Interesting! I noticed from Haxby Shed that the Harrison head has spiral gears. By comparison the equivalent A&S head seems to be to a lower spec but slightly heavier. Adjustable collars would have made this task much easier!
Excellent film Clive. I enjoyed it very much. Methodical and logical approach to the disassembly. I'm especially interested in what you are doing as I'm currently stripping the main gearbox lof my Harrison mill in a (hopefully) similar fashion. Reverse engineering the method, which is a polite way of saying making it up as I go along. I have had to make some bespoke tooling along the way but your big wooden spanner should win an award. Thanks again, loved the film.
Thanks, Carl. Yes, just viewed your video. That gearbox looks more complicated than the job I am doing here. So far I have been impressed with the quality of the A&S machinery.
@@Workshopfriend Thank you for taking a look at my films Clive. I appreciate it. The A & S does seem to be very well built. So is the Harrison, but they do seem to have made some very odd design decisions in places. Look forward to your next film.
Hi Clive, back in the mid nineties I had to repair the oil pump on my Adcock&Shipley Pillar drill.
Others before me had not lined up the tang to the keyway on the oil pump drive shaft and damaged the internals of the pump.
Had to make Bronze slippers and rotor.
The pump had an interesting design where the housing was free to rotate 180 degrees delivering oil in forward and reverse.
Still pumping oil in my Brothers workshop.
Yes, I remember you mentioning that A&S pillar drill for which no literature seems to be available. It is much easier to mess up a piece of equipment by being hasty than to put it right again!
I found your channel when I was looking to resolve a problem on my Colchester Student lathe. You are indeed a clever man with a practical approach and very informative in the way you present your videos. I enjoyed your video, keep them coming.
Thanks, Joe, for your encouraging feedback. I will try to keep the videos coming but it isn't always easy to find the time to keep to schedule.