I have looked at the Clausing Colchester/Harrisons with great interest but after inquiring about them with my local dealer and Clausing directly they both have told me the UK made lathes are not available new and the models they now carry under the Colchester/Harrison brand are made in china. I have been looking for another lathe and have been down the road of rebuilding an older lathe which I don't care to do again mainly because I don't have the time anymore. Bill & Niccolo, Both of you speak highly of the Colchester/Harrison lathes. When i was still employed in The General Electric tool shop,Before i Retired,We had plenty of different lathes in the shop,Monarch,Hardinge,Le Blond,South Bend,Colchester & Harrison.When ever one of the Toolmakers needed A part to exact tolerances, He would always choose the Harrison Or Colchester,The rest were just there.Those two Brands were the only ones that you could get the job done,In a short period of time & Right the first time,But they are not cheap,You only get what you can afford.Hardinge makes a very good lathe,But most are not suited for barrel work.
I have a Harrison,13 by 25 Toolroom model,It is one of the very best lathes that can be had,Extermely accurite & not at all noisy,Even at 2500 rpms,it is smooth.It is a Gunsmiths Dream come true,The Colchester Lathe is its twin,Both are very fast & set up to run,if you ever get the chance to use one for barrel work,you will throw all the south bend heavy 10s that everyone brags about in the dumpster. Look at the 11' model which is probably close to the one you are looking st. English machine tools are usually rugged but not too well finished as to bearings, seals and such. They can't figure out how to make them leak oil. Remember the old joke about why the English don't make computers? Can you work a barrel through the spindle and be able to indicate both ends of that barrel.īijur makes top quality pressure oiling systems for machine tools. First, consider the spindle bore diameter and headstock length. Has something called a Bijur(?) oiling/coolant system.
Is this a decent brand? Never heard anything about it.
A manual 4 jaw chuck,Steady rest with rollers,Taper. Harrison Lathe -any good? I have a Harrison,13 by 25 Toolroom model,It is one of the very.
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