Yes, to use our colonial term that there is a “cherry” lathe. Still rolling through your excellent catalog of videos. Enjoying each one. Well played! All the best Dan
Thanks for the video Jon. From the dark days at the start of the workshop, to the bright and shiny new and nearly new well equipped workshop. You should be very happy with the progress of the channel. Keep safe and stay well.
Hi Colin, thanks for the comment, yes things have moved on a long way in a fairly short space of time. It has taken a lot of effort and dedication to stay motivated, especially at the beginning. I often go back and look at Episode 1 to remind myself how it used to look. The Harrison is a great addition and I am really pleased with it. Cheers, Jon
Congratulations you've bought yourself a beautiful machine. Built by people who knew and cared about what they were doing just shows if you shop around carefully you can get relative bargain far better to buy from a machinery dealer than a heap of unknown from the auction site we all know and loathe .I'm very jealous ( if you could just shrink it in size so it will fit my proposed workshop ! !). Thank you .
Hi Steve, thanks for the comment. Yes I have been lucky. I know Harrisons very well, worked a few in my younger days and you are right, they are made to a standard rather than to a price point meaning you get good quality. The risk is always that some knuckle head has owned it and abused it, I think this one missed that torture. Can't help you with shrinking the lathe, sorry, I could send you some Tomorite to pour over your plans if you like! Cheers, Jon
Hi Samrodian, thanks for the comment, yep, the Denford just wasn't doing it for me. Worked a few Harrisons in my early career, just had to have one, they are bullet proof. Cheers, Jon
Hi Jon, Nice new lathe... i need to jump back and see the thought process of why you changed lathes... Only 10 videos to go then i'm fully up to speed. Take care Paul,,
It was designed for school kids so it was low down and all a bit small, better buying the nice bargain lathe than investing time & money refurbishing a little one that would have to be replaced anyway
Hi Paul, thanks for the comment, it will become evident as you catch up with the videos, I also go through my thought process as usual so it will become clearer (hopefully). Cheers, Jon
That was absolutely brilliant. What a superb machine. Looking forward to further installments. I'm very much looking forward to you making the Dixon holders as I need to do that too. I'm very glad I subscribed.
Hi Carl, thanks for the comment. I am really pleased with the Harrison, it will be a great addition to the shop. I am also looking forward to making the Dickson cartridges, it will be a good test of my rusty skills, and the mill! Cheers, Jon
Hi Chris, thanks for the comment. Couldn't agree more, I also spent a few years working these and cousin Colchesters in my early years in industry. Cheers, Jon
Hi Tony, thanks for the comment. Yes, it's mint other than one or two small apologies. It really doesn't look like it's been thrashed. Massive gamble as I bought it unseen other than a few pictures so I put a lot of trust in the dealer. Really pleased with it. Cheers, Jon
I too have an m300 which has a tick on the top end, i really must find time to investigate it and clean the whole thing up. My feed adjuster is also bound pretty much solid now ive noticed. I bought the lathe because it was the chosen machine in the shop when i served my time.
Hi Mark, you are very welcome here. You will not go wrong with a Harrison. You must be a bit younger than me if the M300 was around in your apprenticeship. I see you swam the Humber, are you local to that area? I am from Lincoln originally. Cheers, Jon
Nice lathe jon. I refurbished one of these last year. Was in worse state than yours. Apron and gearbox full of sludge. Was always going to youtube my progress but never got round to it. Reading books and self teaching as i go along. Great bit of British engineering them machines. Loving it.
Great video Jon, looking forward to watching the rest of the series and the tool holder builds. I make my own tool holders, they are the wedge gib type. I have a block of ally that is a perfect size so I use that, not ideal but I think my Chinese lathe & mill slide would struggle with w2.
Hi Glyn, if ally works, use it. It's cheap to replace if they get worn out, easier and quicker to machine and won't cost a fortune in tooling to remove the material. The only suggestion I would have would be to fit helicoils instead of just tapping the aluminium for durability of the threads, I can guess these will wear out fairly quickly if used a lot. Glad you are enjoying. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop Great idea with the helicoils but I shouldn't need them. Once I put a tool in it stays there for good, only the height gets adjusted now and then. Food for thought though!
I'm in the running to get the Tool Room version of your lathe. So, to find out more about them, I found your excellent video on a search. You mentioned you ordered oils for the gearbox. What kind of oil is used? Also, what did you use to lubricate everything else...way oil?
Hi Bill, thanks for the comment. I honestly can't remember what I bought for the gearbox oils, I know there were two different ones. I will have a look next time I am out in the shop and get back to you. I just use 10W 40 motor oil on the slideways, cheap as chips and does the job. Cheers, Jon
Lovely machine Jon. I imagine from the condition that it came from the R&D dept and not the toolroom. Dirty but not worn! RDG engineering do the tool holders I believe, although it will be a nice project to make some. My lathe has an Elliott copy of the Dixon toolpost so I'll watch with interest. Best wishes, Dean in Oxfordshire.
Hi Dean, thanks for the support as always. Yes I am very pleased with the lathe, got lucky I think. It has a few minor apologies but what machine doesn't? I am looking forward to a challenging project, it will be a good test of my rusty skills! Cheers, Jon
Looks great Jon,pity the tool holders are not as rest of the lathe but that is a minor thing....back on line then to get a dove tail bit for the Cormak milling machine.Mine is at the border now so next week it should be in my little garage!Looking fwd to that! Did the lathe come with a lot of tooling or was it most from your last one?Good to see it is progressing nicely at your end.Regards Robert
Hi Robert, thanks for the comment. The tool holders will make a good project for the mill, and my rusty skills! I got 3 jaw, 4 jaw, travelling steady, worn out Jacobs chuck, knackered live centre with the machine so not great, but I was more focussed on the machine itself, it looked to be a good one so I went for it. I can build the other tooling over time. Hope you get you mill soon, ready for the big strip down. Cheers, Jon
Hi jon, I got a dixon(copy) qctp with my lathe its a 250/550, it came with only 5 holders one of which is a parting off blade hss type, 2 general holders and 2 the same but with a v groove in the bottom, all for 12mm tooling, I ordered 2 more from india the same size, I ordered another 2 on ebay and they arrived being the next size up by mistake, needless to say I was pi**ed off, not for long 5 minutes on each and they fit perfectly and allow a 20mm tool in them, I had to change the hight adjuster as the wider boss was too small and would not catch properly between the fork thing, an easy fix so keep it in mind if you intend on ordering more. My block is 53mm tall if I remember but I'll check the proper size if your interested in ordering more so you know which ones fit.
I know this is a year later, but I just recently found your channel, and seem to be almost randomly viewing your older videos. So, having said that, will you be upgrading from the static converter? Maybe you’ve already done that, and I’ll find out. But, if you haven’t, I highly recommend moving to a VFD, even if you have three phase from the wall. I’ve done that with three of my machines and am thinking how best to do it with my fourth. As long as you don’t change the frequency, or by much, you don’t need an inverter motor. Harrison is a good machine. The old manufacturers knew how to,do,a,dual standard machine, and the dials are correct. Too bad, but I’ve seen some newer machines that have an error on the dials where they have them at 0.02mm as equal to 0.001”. It’s a real error as measured cuts don’t align up to what the dials say. If you cut metric, it’s good. If you cut imperial, it’s good. If you convert between one or the other it’s off. You can’t cut metric, calculating on the inch dial and visa versa. It sounds odd, but true. Doing that is an odd duck, but it’s still weird.
Hi Mel, thanks for the comment, just catching up myself lol. Yep, I will definitely be replacing the static converter with something, could be VFD's or a rotary phase converter, not sure yet. It doesn't play nicely with any of my machines, it has turned out to be a bad choice unfortunately. I will limp along for a bit longer until I decide, I have plans to move in a few years to a much bigger shop, so may end up just pay for proper 3 phase line in, therefore reluctant to spend too much money just now as I can kind of get by. Cheers, Jon
@@melgross Hi Mel, no worries, I absolutely welcome all constructive comments, it's how I learn and is also a great resource for new starters etc. Don't apologise, not seen as criticism at all. Cheers, Jon
Hi, your only options are either new from Harrisonlathe.c0m, trawling eBay and taking your chances, or it would also be worth asking some of the big 2nd hand machinery dealers in the UK, they sometimes break old dogs up to sell the parts separately. Cheers, Jon
Hi John! Thank you for your video! Jon Is It possible to separate the lathe from its stand? To put the lathe on another table? Regarding the foot brake, if present, no problem because i can make with the inverter! It Is to use My table on My garage for space problems! Thank you, Alberto
Hi Alberto, thanks for the comment. Looking at the construction of the lathe, I guess it looks possible to split from the base but I have never seen this done on an M300!! You would need to modify the brake as you suggest, and all the electrics and switching is attached to the base also. You would need a very strong sturdy bench (500kg with the stand), and you would need a way of levelling the lathe up to get the best out of it. As I said, I have never seen one split and definitely never seen one being used that has been split, so can't really advise you more than 'it looks possible'. Hope that makes sense. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop Thank you Jon for your answer, i have to think how ti solve the levelling of the lathe before, like you suggest! Best Regards from Italy, your answer Is very useful for me!!
Looking good. Are the dual marked dials geared internally like the sister brand Colchester ones or are they approximate equivalent like the oriental ones? If your Harrison is like my Bantam you can make a travel dial to fit the saddle wheel. It makes turning to a length a lot easier and way cheaper than a DRO Mine is exactly 1 inch per rotation, i have a video showing mine if you haven't gone down passed the badgers yet. Keep up the good work and soon you will be able to get some outside work to make your shop self financing, that way you get the fun of making things and someone else pays the cost.😉
Hi Chris, thanks, I don't think they are internally geared, there are two dials on each axis, one metric and one English, when you spin the bezel (not sure if this is the right terminology) round, the window in which you read the dial moves axially along the axis line of travel to reveal the other units (I really hope this makes sense because it sounds rubbish). That being said, I think it will be more of a 'conversion' than an approximation as the dials are independent of each other. Fantastic idea on the saddle handwheel. I had this off today to trace an oil leak (emerging issue - not serious), and there is a 1 inch thick spacer behind the handwheel (keyed) that will be ideal for this. I will go past the badgers and have a look..... Thanks. Paying jobs is just what I am hoping for (eventually), I can't wait for that commute to work! It will certainly beat the 150 mile commute (each way) I have today.! I also have a couple of patentable ideas (in my mind) that I want to explore and make some prototypes etc. Having spent so much time in the industry, I am aware of some capability gaps from a tooling perspective that could save companies a fortune as the commercially available solutions are all designed to be as expensive as possible to make more cash for the fat cats. This will be a way off yet but if and when I get my patent, I will show it off for obvious reasons. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshopif they are accurate there must be a gearing system to make sensible graduations on both systems. If you go for a patent, remember they are pointless without insurance to cover infringement court cases. I have sat on one patentable "invention" because of the costs involved. But since my son left his 3d printer for me to play with I might resurrect the idea and do the mark 3 version. 3D would make a basic idea look much more professional to impress what Bob Sykes called a "product champion". Trouble is learning CAD is like learning another language and I have enough trouble learning English, my native tongue being Gibberish by the way. ATB c
Hi Nigel, thanks for the comment. Loads is the short answer. I thought I had loads of Engineering tooling from my past, but it's not until you get machines and start trying to use them you realise how much tooling you actually need. I need to make cutters, punches, parallels, arbours, die holders, ball Turner (so I can make some baubles for the Christmas Tree), and on and on....... I also want to design and make some bespoke tool holders for the Lathe. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop mmmm the ball turner for baubles sounds god SWMBO likes her fancy baubles we normally get one from the xmas market in Birmingham might make a special one this year, and yes im busy doing bits n bobs such as tailstock die holders need two sizes.
Jon can I ask do you know if the pin ring nut that holds in the cross slide assembly together is right or left hand thread? Talking about the large circle nut that needs a pin spanner to loosen. I'm trying to get to the cross slide nut and get everything lubed up as it's been sitting for 15 years. Can't get the ring nut loose to disassemble.
Hi Don, thanks for the comment and question. Unfortunately not, my M300 doesn't have one of these I don't think. On mine I removed the handle and handle casting, and the cross slide just slides off the lead screw which can then be screwed out to get access to the nut. My advice would be, copious WD40 each day for a few days, then a little heat, go for clockwise first, try to shock it with a sharp tap, then go counter clockwise (again shocked), see if anything moves. If not, a bit more heat and WD and repeat. Are there any threads on show? Do the pin holes look more worn in one direction, if so this is probably the undo direction. Examine for as many clues as you can. Hope this helps. Cheers, Jon
Hi Tom, I have a static 3phase converter that I use for the mill and lathe. If you watch the video called "making vice clamps for the new mill" I talk through it in detail, hope this helps. Cheers, Jon
Hi Mathias, thanks for the comment. Initially, lots of tooling for the mill/lathe etc. I want to refurbish (or make new) spindle for the engraving machine. I am also going to experiment with some novel tooling ideas I have for industry but obviously will be doing that in private. I also want to combine both my hobbies and make some kind of musical instrument (how's that for an idea.?) Cheers, Jon.
Jon , i am so envious of you , i only have room for a mini lathe , have fun with your monster lathe !
Hi Phillace, thanks for the comment, it's certainly a fantastic toy to own although very space hungry in a single garage! Cheers, Jon
just discovered your videos following ADE's channel - and am looking forward to watching them = thanks for posting. Pete from down under.
Hi Peter, thanks for the comment and welcome to the channel. I hope you enjoy the content and find it useful / interesting. Cheers, Jon
Yes, to use our colonial term that there is a “cherry” lathe.
Still rolling through your excellent catalog of videos. Enjoying each one. Well played!
All the best
Dan
Hi Dan, thanks for the comment and feedback. I certainly got lucky with this one. Cheers, Jon
Thanks for the video Jon. From the dark days at the start of the workshop, to the bright and shiny new and nearly new well equipped workshop. You should be very happy with the progress of the channel. Keep safe and stay well.
Hi Colin, thanks for the comment, yes things have moved on a long way in a fairly short space of time. It has taken a lot of effort and dedication to stay motivated, especially at the beginning. I often go back and look at Episode 1 to remind myself how it used to look. The Harrison is a great addition and I am really pleased with it. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop I am in the same position now, the building itself is the main concern... But this is a good view of a steady progressional achievement
Congratulations you've bought yourself a beautiful machine. Built by people who knew and cared about what they were doing just shows if you shop around carefully you can get relative bargain far better to buy from a machinery dealer than a heap of unknown from the auction site we all know and loathe .I'm very jealous ( if you could just shrink it in size so it will fit my proposed workshop ! !). Thank you .
Hi Steve, thanks for the comment. Yes I have been lucky. I know Harrisons very well, worked a few in my younger days and you are right, they are made to a standard rather than to a price point meaning you get good quality. The risk is always that some knuckle head has owned it and abused it, I think this one missed that torture. Can't help you with shrinking the lathe, sorry, I could send you some Tomorite to pour over your plans if you like! Cheers, Jon
Nice lathe Jon. I'm very envious of you!
Hi Samrodian, thanks for the comment, yep, the Denford just wasn't doing it for me. Worked a few Harrisons in my early career, just had to have one, they are bullet proof. Cheers, Jon
Hi Jon,
Nice new lathe... i need to jump back and see the thought process of why you changed lathes... Only 10 videos to go then i'm fully up to speed.
Take care
Paul,,
Think he did it because the Denford turned out to be an old knacker.
It was designed for school kids so it was low down and all a bit small, better buying the nice bargain lathe than investing time & money refurbishing a little one that would have to be replaced anyway
@@andyb7963 Thanks Andy... that make perfect sense...
Hi Paul, thanks for the comment, it will become evident as you catch up with the videos, I also go through my thought process as usual so it will become clearer (hopefully). Cheers, Jon
That was absolutely brilliant. What a superb machine. Looking forward to further installments. I'm very much looking forward to you making the Dixon holders as I need to do that too. I'm very glad I subscribed.
Hi Carl, thanks for the comment. I am really pleased with the Harrison, it will be a great addition to the shop. I am also looking forward to making the Dickson cartridges, it will be a good test of my rusty skills, and the mill! Cheers, Jon
PS, I am glad you subscribed too, thank you!
Brilliant machine worked on one for 15yrs
Hi Chris, thanks for the comment. Couldn't agree more, I also spent a few years working these and cousin Colchesters in my early years in industry. Cheers, Jon
Excellent lathe Jon, it definitely hasn't been worked hard in a production shop. Looking forward to seeing it cutting chips . Tony
Hi Tony, thanks for the comment. Yes, it's mint other than one or two small apologies. It really doesn't look like it's been thrashed. Massive gamble as I bought it unseen other than a few pictures so I put a lot of trust in the dealer. Really pleased with it. Cheers, Jon
Great lathe can't wait to see some chips it is coming out great so far
Hi Joseph, thanks for the support. Really pleased with it. Lots of things planned to make that will be done on the Harrison. Cheers, Jon
Great video thanks Jon. Lovely looking lathe!
Hi Ben, thanks for the comment and feedback, much appreciated. Cheers, Jon
Very nice looking lathe Jon!
Hi Phil, thanks for the comment, yes, I think I got a good one. Cheers, Jon
I too have an m300 which has a tick on the top end, i really must find time to investigate it and clean the whole thing up. My feed adjuster is also bound pretty much solid now ive noticed. I bought the lathe because it was the chosen machine in the shop when i served my time.
Hi Mark, you are very welcome here. You will not go wrong with a Harrison. You must be a bit younger than me if the M300 was around in your apprenticeship. I see you swam the Humber, are you local to that area? I am from Lincoln originally. Cheers, Jon
Nice lathe jon. I refurbished one of these last year. Was in worse state than yours. Apron and gearbox full of sludge. Was always going to youtube my progress but never got round to it. Reading books and self teaching as i go along. Great bit of British engineering them machines. Loving it.
Great video Jon, looking forward to watching the rest of the series and the tool holder builds.
I make my own tool holders, they are the wedge gib type. I have a block of ally that is a perfect size so I use that, not ideal but I think my Chinese lathe & mill slide would struggle with w2.
Hi Glyn, if ally works, use it. It's cheap to replace if they get worn out, easier and quicker to machine and won't cost a fortune in tooling to remove the material. The only suggestion I would have would be to fit helicoils instead of just tapping the aluminium for durability of the threads, I can guess these will wear out fairly quickly if used a lot. Glad you are enjoying. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop Great idea with the helicoils but I shouldn't need them. Once I put a tool in it stays there for good, only the height gets adjusted now and then. Food for thought though!
I'm in the running to get the Tool Room version of your lathe. So, to find out more about them, I found your excellent video on a search. You mentioned you ordered oils for the gearbox. What kind of oil is used? Also, what did you use to lubricate everything else...way oil?
Hi Bill, thanks for the comment. I honestly can't remember what I bought for the gearbox oils, I know there were two different ones. I will have a look next time I am out in the shop and get back to you. I just use 10W 40 motor oil on the slideways, cheap as chips and does the job. Cheers, Jon
Lovely machine Jon. I imagine from the condition that it came from the R&D dept and not the toolroom. Dirty but not worn! RDG engineering do the tool holders I believe, although it will be a nice project to make some. My lathe has an Elliott copy of the Dixon toolpost so I'll watch with interest. Best wishes, Dean in Oxfordshire.
Hi Dean, thanks for the support as always. Yes I am very pleased with the lathe, got lucky I think. It has a few minor apologies but what machine doesn't? I am looking forward to a challenging project, it will be a good test of my rusty skills! Cheers, Jon
Looks great Jon,pity the tool holders are not as rest of the lathe but that is a minor thing....back on line then to get a dove tail bit for the Cormak milling machine.Mine is at the border now so next week it should be in my little garage!Looking fwd to that!
Did the lathe come with a lot of tooling or was it most from your last one?Good to see it is progressing nicely at your end.Regards Robert
Hi Robert, thanks for the comment. The tool holders will make a good project for the mill, and my rusty skills! I got 3 jaw, 4 jaw, travelling steady, worn out Jacobs chuck, knackered live centre with the machine so not great, but I was more focussed on the machine itself, it looked to be a good one so I went for it. I can build the other tooling over time. Hope you get you mill soon, ready for the big strip down. Cheers, Jon
Hi jon, I got a dixon(copy) qctp with my lathe its a 250/550, it came with only 5 holders one of which is a parting off blade hss type, 2 general holders and 2 the same but with a v groove in the bottom, all for 12mm tooling, I ordered 2 more from india the same size, I ordered another 2 on ebay and they arrived being the next size up by mistake, needless to say I was pi**ed off, not for long 5 minutes on each and they fit perfectly and allow a 20mm tool in them, I had to change the hight adjuster as the wider boss was too small and would not catch properly between the fork thing, an easy fix so keep it in mind if you intend on ordering more. My block is 53mm tall if I remember but I'll check the proper size if your interested in ordering more so you know which ones fit.
I know this is a year later, but I just recently found your channel, and seem to be almost randomly viewing your older videos. So, having said that, will you be upgrading from the static converter? Maybe you’ve already done that, and I’ll find out. But, if you haven’t, I highly recommend moving to a VFD, even if you have three phase from the wall. I’ve done that with three of my machines and am thinking how best to do it with my fourth. As long as you don’t change the frequency, or by much, you don’t need an inverter motor.
Harrison is a good machine. The old manufacturers knew how to,do,a,dual standard machine, and the dials are correct. Too bad, but I’ve seen some newer machines that have an error on the dials where they have them at 0.02mm as equal to 0.001”. It’s a real error as measured cuts don’t align up to what the dials say. If you cut metric, it’s good. If you cut imperial, it’s good. If you convert between one or the other it’s off. You can’t cut metric, calculating on the inch dial and visa versa. It sounds odd, but true. Doing that is an odd duck, but it’s still weird.
Hi Mel, thanks for the comment, just catching up myself lol. Yep, I will definitely be replacing the static converter with something, could be VFD's or a rotary phase converter, not sure yet. It doesn't play nicely with any of my machines, it has turned out to be a bad choice unfortunately. I will limp along for a bit longer until I decide, I have plans to move in a few years to a much bigger shop, so may end up just pay for proper 3 phase line in, therefore reluctant to spend too much money just now as I can kind of get by. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop heh. Sorry I’ve been commenting so much. It must seem like criticism, but it really isn’t.
@@melgross Hi Mel, no worries, I absolutely welcome all constructive comments, it's how I learn and is also a great resource for new starters etc. Don't apologise, not seen as criticism at all. Cheers, Jon
Hi. Great video. I am looking for a cross slide gib strip for exactly the same model. Any ideas where I could get one in the Uk. Thanks in advance.
Hi, your only options are either new from Harrisonlathe.c0m, trawling eBay and taking your chances, or it would also be worth asking some of the big 2nd hand machinery dealers in the UK, they sometimes break old dogs up to sell the parts separately. Cheers, Jon
Hi John! Thank you for your video! Jon Is It possible to separate the lathe from its stand? To put the lathe on another table? Regarding the foot brake, if present, no problem because i can make with the inverter! It Is to use My table on My garage for space problems! Thank you, Alberto
Hi Alberto, thanks for the comment. Looking at the construction of the lathe, I guess it looks possible to split from the base but I have never seen this done on an M300!! You would need to modify the brake as you suggest, and all the electrics and switching is attached to the base also. You would need a very strong sturdy bench (500kg with the stand), and you would need a way of levelling the lathe up to get the best out of it. As I said, I have never seen one split and definitely never seen one being used that has been split, so can't really advise you more than 'it looks possible'. Hope that makes sense. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop Thank you Jon for your answer, i have to think how ti solve the levelling of the lathe before, like you suggest! Best Regards from Italy, your answer Is very useful for me!!
Looking good. Are the dual marked dials geared internally like the sister brand Colchester ones or are they approximate equivalent like the oriental ones?
If your Harrison is like my Bantam you can make a travel dial to fit the saddle wheel. It makes turning to a length a lot easier and way cheaper than a DRO Mine is exactly 1 inch per rotation, i have a video showing mine if you haven't gone down passed the badgers yet.
Keep up the good work and soon you will be able to get some outside work to make your shop self financing, that way you get the fun of making things and someone else pays the cost.😉
Hi Chris, thanks, I don't think they are internally geared, there are two dials on each axis, one metric and one English, when you spin the bezel (not sure if this is the right terminology) round, the window in which you read the dial moves axially along the axis line of travel to reveal the other units (I really hope this makes sense because it sounds rubbish). That being said, I think it will be more of a 'conversion' than an approximation as the dials are independent of each other. Fantastic idea on the saddle handwheel. I had this off today to trace an oil leak (emerging issue - not serious), and there is a 1 inch thick spacer behind the handwheel (keyed) that will be ideal for this. I will go past the badgers and have a look..... Thanks. Paying jobs is just what I am hoping for (eventually), I can't wait for that commute to work! It will certainly beat the 150 mile commute (each way) I have today.! I also have a couple of patentable ideas (in my mind) that I want to explore and make some prototypes etc. Having spent so much time in the industry, I am aware of some capability gaps from a tooling perspective that could save companies a fortune as the commercially available solutions are all designed to be as expensive as possible to make more cash for the fat cats. This will be a way off yet but if and when I get my patent, I will show it off for obvious reasons. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop Best of look Jon I hope things work out.
@@jonsworkshopif they are accurate there must be a gearing system to make sensible graduations on both systems.
If you go for a patent, remember they are pointless without insurance to cover infringement court cases. I have sat on one patentable "invention" because of the costs involved. But since my son left his 3d printer for me to play with I might resurrect the idea and do the mark 3 version. 3D would make a basic idea look much more professional to impress what Bob Sykes called a "product champion". Trouble is learning CAD is like learning another language and I have enough trouble learning English, my native tongue being Gibberish by the way.
ATB
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wow Jon the shops coming on in leaps and bounds mill check lathe check next a power hacksaw ?? have you any projects in mind to start on ?
Hi Nigel, thanks for the comment. Loads is the short answer. I thought I had loads of Engineering tooling from my past, but it's not until you get machines and start trying to use them you realise how much tooling you actually need. I need to make cutters, punches, parallels, arbours, die holders, ball Turner (so I can make some baubles for the Christmas Tree), and on and on....... I also want to design and make some bespoke tool holders for the Lathe. Cheers, Jon
@@jonsworkshop mmmm the ball turner for baubles sounds god SWMBO likes her fancy baubles we normally get one from the xmas market in Birmingham might make a special one this year, and yes im busy doing bits n bobs such as tailstock die holders need two sizes.
Jon can I ask do you know if the pin ring nut that holds in the cross slide assembly together is right or left hand thread? Talking about the large circle nut that needs a pin spanner to loosen. I'm trying to get to the cross slide nut and get everything lubed up as it's been sitting for 15 years. Can't get the ring nut loose to disassemble.
Oops sorry I have an old Harrison AA.
Hi Don, thanks for the comment and question. Unfortunately not, my M300 doesn't have one of these I don't think. On mine I removed the handle and handle casting, and the cross slide just slides off the lead screw which can then be screwed out to get access to the nut. My advice would be, copious WD40 each day for a few days, then a little heat, go for clockwise first, try to shock it with a sharp tap, then go counter clockwise (again shocked), see if anything moves. If not, a bit more heat and WD and repeat. Are there any threads on show? Do the pin holes look more worn in one direction, if so this is probably the undo direction. Examine for as many clues as you can. Hope this helps. Cheers, Jon
Hi John, how is this wired in? Do you have three phase in your property? T
Hi Tom, I have a static 3phase converter that I use for the mill and lathe. If you watch the video called "making vice clamps for the new mill" I talk through it in detail, hope this helps. Cheers, Jon
Great turning machine, Jon. What do you want to produce with it? 😃👍🏼🍻🍻
Round things probably
Hi Mathias, thanks for the comment. Initially, lots of tooling for the mill/lathe etc. I want to refurbish (or make new) spindle for the engraving machine. I am also going to experiment with some novel tooling ideas I have for industry but obviously will be doing that in private. I also want to combine both my hobbies and make some kind of musical instrument (how's that for an idea.?) Cheers, Jon.
@@jonsworkshop great idea, Jon. You'll surely let us see what you're doing there. I think there will be no boring time 😃👍🏼🍻