Harrison M300

RocketQ

RocketQ

It's Not Rocket Science
Silver Member
I have a Harrison M300 metal lathe. The ways are worn out from a hard life. Does any one know if there are services out there to regrind the ways to true the machine up? It cuts a taper now. or would it be cheaper to buy a grizzley.
 
RocketQ said:
I have a Harrison M300 metal lathe. The ways are worn out from a hard life. Does any one know if there are services out there to regrind the ways to true the machine up? It cuts a taper now. or would it be cheaper to buy a grizzley.
Click to expand...

Rocket,

here is the first of 14,900 links from a Google search on
"lathe bed ways reconditioning"

Short answer - it can be done - cost/benefit looks doubtful IMHO

You could prolly get much good info at
rec.crafts.metalworking and/or Yahoo groups

As for a new lathe, again IMHO I would look long and hard
at a Jet before buying Griz.

Good luck
Dale Pierce
 
The Harrison is one strong heavy lathe, it's at least worth investigating imo. There are regrinders in western Canada, so there must be a brazillion of them in the rust belt. Of course you could buy Connely (Machine Tool Reconditioning) and do it yourself, but you likely have better things to do with 100 hours and a worn out file.

Dave
 
Thanks

I was interested if it would be worth it to have it done. I know to replace the lathe would cost me a truck load of cash. Just curious if any one out there had this service done? Thanks
 
DaveK said:
The Harrison is one strong heavy lathe, it's at least worth investigating imo. There are regrinders in western Canada, so there must be a brazillion of them in the rust belt. Of course you could buy Connely (Machine Tool Reconditioning) and do it yourself, but you likely have better things to do with 100 hours and a worn out file.

Dave
Click to expand...
About ten years ago I was told resurfacing a 36" metal lathe was about $1500. I have not looked into it again since. So I would say you are probably looking at $2000 minimum now unless you find someone who has nothing better to do and actually has the equipment to do it.
 
In Chicago, I got my ways reground for $800.00. They wanted to originally charge me around $2400, but this included completely stripping down the entire machine, and repainting, etc...

I made a deal with them where I dismantled the South Bend, and brought them just the ways. They reground them in about 2 hours, and handed it back to me.
 
Hey John,

I'll take that lathe off of your hands if you don't want to do it. You can keep my deposit and we'll call it even!

Dave

BTW Got any new pics of my cue?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top