I admit, I have a workshop tool addiction :-)

Netherfield · Sep 11, 2018

Need to be quick for this lot

https://www.eddisons.com/machinery-...ntents-of-a-hardware-shop-circa-31000-at-cost

tomlad · Sep 11, 2018

Some good brand names there

sensiblefarmer · Sep 11, 2018

As you do! Me too, go to get something, buy something else as well.
I once went to buy shot gun cartridges to give the pigeons grief...ended up buying a new O/U trap gun for clay busting. Well there was £600 off retail and I must get my eye in for clean humane kills...well that's what I told the wife as I snuck in with a ABS case (timed that one wrong).

wanderer · Sep 11, 2018

I've gone back to hand tools. I buy a power tool for a specific job... then another and when I'm finished they go in the shed and go rusty until I need them again. So the cycle continues.

It takes a few minutes longer but it's cheaper in the long run... and it's good exercise!

wanderer · Sep 11, 2018

sensiblefarmer said:
As you do! Me too, go to get something, buy something else as well.
I once went to buy shot gun cartridges to give the pigeons grief...ended up buying a new O/U trap gun for clay busting. Well there was £600 off retail and I must get my eye in for clean humane kills...well that's what I told the wife as I snuck in with a ABS case (timed that one wrong).

Nothing is a bargain unless you really need it... including women.

davieh3350 · Sep 13, 2018

TheTallGuy said:
I got my Bridgeport clone putting in a cheeky bid in an online auction not really expecting/intending to get it. Same with my Harrison lathe, although I did have to go quite a distance to pick it up.

what model is your harrison? Mine was sitting outside rusting in the square in town. its the closest machine to home that ive bought. The mill came from brackley, that was a long trip

TheTallGuy · Sep 13, 2018

It's a Harrison 13" without the gap-bed and no metric change gear. It came from about 150 miles away so wasn't too bad - it just felt like it at the time.

holwellcourtfarm · Sep 14, 2018

TheTallGuy said:
It's a Harrison 13" without the gap-bed and no metric change gear. It came from about 150 miles away so wasn't too bad - it just felt like it at the time.

I'm trying hard to persuade myself not to buy this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/harrison-9-inch-swing-center-lathe/263903231793

I'll "need" my own lathe when we go south and I can no longer use my neighbour's engineering workshop

TheTallGuy · Sep 14, 2018

Looks like a second generation L5 with change wheel screw cutting. Pretty good handy sized machine, right sort of money if all the gears are present, not much bed wear & clutch/brake are operational. I'd be wanting to put a quick change tool post on though 'cause I'm too lazy/impatient to be a proper machinist!

I was actually looking for an L5 or similar when my 13" came up at bargain money & I am glad it did as I have done work on it requiring the bigger diameter and the full 40" between centres!

Bob c · Sep 14, 2018

holwellcourtfarm said:
I'm trying hard to persuade myself not to buy this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/harrison-9-inch-swing-center-lathe/263903231793

I'll "need" my own lathe when we go south and I can no longer use my neighbour's engineering workshop

not 3 got phase, so that's me out

Netherfield · Sep 14, 2018

Bob c said:
not 3 got phase, so that's me out

It's got a single phase motor with it though.

Phil P · Sep 14, 2018

holwellcourtfarm said:
I'm trying hard to persuade myself not to buy this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/harrison-9-inch-swing-center-lathe/263903231793

I'll "need" my own lathe when we go south and I can no longer use my neighbour's engineering workshop

Get it bought, it’ll be best/ most useful thing you’ll ever own. Doubt it will lose money at that price if you decided to sell it and get something bigger at a later date.

holwellcourtfarm · Sep 14, 2018

Phil P said:
Get it bought, it’ll be best/ most useful thing you’ll ever own. Doubt it will lose money at that price if you decided to sell it and get something bigger at a later date.

You're REALLY not helping (but I think i agree and it's only 50 miles away)

Phil P · Sep 14, 2018

holwellcourtfarm said:
You're REALLY not helping (but I think i agree and it's only 50 miles away)

This was no question the best £500 I’ve ever spent!

It’s paid for its self a hundred times over, both in time saved and work done

Shovelhands · Sep 14, 2018

Phil P said:
This was no question the best £500 I’ve ever spent!
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It’s paid for its self a hundred times over, both in time saved and work done

£500!......funny how you can really go off some people...

Phil P · Sep 14, 2018

Shovelhands said:
£500!......funny how you can really go off some people...

It was a few years back though, and it was at least 15 miles away from the yard

Shovelhands · Sep 14, 2018

Phil P said:
It was a few years back though, and it was at least 15 miles away from the yard

Jammy fudger.....

Bob c · Sep 14, 2018

Netherfield said:
It's got a single phase motor with it though.

looking at the plug which i have no use for

Lincs Lass · Sep 14, 2018

holwellcourtfarm said:
You're REALLY not helping (but I think i agree and it's only 50 miles away)

If you are quick ,,ebay have 10% of everything till 8pm with the code ,,dont know if that qualifies but worth a punt

davieh3350 · Sep 14, 2018

you need a lathe in your life

and a copy of this

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