Has this inspired you to make your own? Turned out to be quite a lengthy job in the end although far cheaper than buying a new one! Is there anything you’d have done differently?
good job! My old Willson lathe chucks are 14 inch and are screw on to the spindle nose (6tpi). Real ball breakers - I would love a L0 spindle nose, but it would extend the mounting out some way if I retrofitted. JJ
I would think it’s quite possible to do, but you wouldn’t be restricted to an L0 taper, you could make what ever you wanted within reason if you also needed to manufacture the backplates. A cam-lock type might be easier to mount onto your existing spindle nose, as the act of unscrewing the locking collar on L series chucks could also result in unscrewing your adaptor. Good luck if you do decide to attempt the conversion, and thank you for leaving a comment, I hope you enjoyed the video!
Thank you for leaving a comment, much appreciated! Although I am very familiar with the Harrison L5’s (I had a long bed 11” a couple of years ago) the lathe featured is slightly larger albeit from a similar period. This being a Woodhouse and Mitchell 70 Junior (and was sold as a Town Woodhouse also), 7” centre height and 36” between centres. A decent lathe for very little money but certainly showing its age now. This chuck wouldn’t fit on an L5, it’s a squeeze on this one!!
Very interesting video, please be careful when ajust the jaws out incase you hit the ways, although its a big chuck you will be limited by this,🇬🇧 from Coventry.
A good point, that is why I spoke about maybe moving the position closer to the headstock in the future. I do have the option of removing the gap piece, which will allow me to swing a part with the jaws protruding out of the chuck. If I’m turning something larger, I could also swap the jaws too, but a good observation! Thanks for leaving by a comment, hope you enjoyed the video!
Good luck with your project if you get around to it Phil! Many thanks for leaving a comment, this has been waiting to be done for at least a year! I recommend you get some large drills to assist with material removal, 60mm or even 2-1/2” should be adequate for an L0 size, saves all the boring! The largest I had in a MT3 is 1-3/4” so lots of material to come out after drilling… Thread is 4-1/2” x 6tpi, easy peasy on an imperial lathe.
Has this inspired you to make your own? Turned out to be quite a lengthy job in the end although far cheaper than buying a new one!
Is there anything you’d have done differently?
Good job! The chucks on my old Willson lathe are 14 inch and the spindle nose is threaded (6tpi). Real ballbreakers, I would love an L0 spindle JJ
Nice construction, press fit and fasteners for the win, plate machined nicely.
Thanks for sharing, and great addition to the shop.
Regards John.
Many thanks for leaving a comment John, I’m grateful to hear the positive feedback, hope you enjoyed 👍
You did great work
Thanks for sharing
Many thanks for the comment!
You’ll like the subject of the next video if you enjoyed this one, another lathe project in the pipeline…
Thanks for sharing - really nice job and end result.
Thank you for posting a comment, highly appreciated hope you enjoyed watching 👍
good job! My old Willson lathe chucks are 14 inch and are screw on to the spindle nose (6tpi). Real ball breakers - I would love a L0 spindle nose, but it would extend the mounting out some way if I retrofitted. JJ
I would think it’s quite possible to do, but you wouldn’t be restricted to an L0 taper, you could make what ever you wanted within reason if you also needed to manufacture the backplates. A cam-lock type might be easier to mount onto your existing spindle nose, as the act of unscrewing the locking collar on L series chucks could also result in unscrewing your adaptor.
Good luck if you do decide to attempt the conversion, and thank you for leaving a comment, I hope you enjoyed the video!
Hey up bud, Harrison L5? I've a 140, lovely bits of kit, nicely done there with the adapter, thanks for sharing
Thank you for leaving a comment, much appreciated!
Although I am very familiar with the Harrison L5’s (I had a long bed 11” a couple of years ago) the lathe featured is slightly larger albeit from a similar period. This being a Woodhouse and Mitchell 70 Junior (and was sold as a Town Woodhouse also), 7” centre height and 36” between centres. A decent lathe for very little money but certainly showing its age now. This chuck wouldn’t fit on an L5, it’s a squeeze on this one!!
Very nice work. Thanks
Thank you for leaving a comment, much appreciated hope you enjoyed watching 👍
Very interesting video, please be careful when ajust the jaws out incase you hit the ways, although its a big chuck you will be limited by this,🇬🇧 from Coventry.
A good point, that is why I spoke about maybe moving the position closer to the headstock in the future. I do have the option of removing the gap piece, which will allow me to swing a part with the jaws protruding out of the chuck. If I’m turning something larger, I could also swap the jaws too, but a good observation!
Thanks for leaving by a comment, hope you enjoyed the video!
Thanks for that excellent video, there is possibly one of those in my future!
Phil
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Good luck with your project if you get around to it Phil! Many thanks for leaving a comment, this has been waiting to be done for at least a year!
I recommend you get some large drills to assist with material removal, 60mm or even 2-1/2” should be adequate for an L0 size, saves all the boring! The largest I had in a MT3 is 1-3/4” so lots of material to come out after drilling… Thread is 4-1/2” x 6tpi, easy peasy on an imperial lathe.