A friend is upgrading from a Grizzly 1442 lathe and is considering a Harvey t-60S. He asked my opinion and I have never seen one. Has anyone on the forum had any experience with this lathe?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Harvey Lathes
- Thread starter Walt Wager
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Never seen one, but have looked at some videos about them. They sound like a good deal. I would have to play on one first. I think there are a couple of owners here in the forums.
robo hippy
robo hippy
I am setting one up this week and have a question. The instructions say "The machine must be connected with Single Phase and five-wire power supply . . ." I'm familiar with wiring 240v circuits with two hots and a ground, but five-wire power is a new one for me. Any advice about what this means/how to do it?
In response to the original question, the lathe is heavy and appears to be well built, with nice fit and finish. Beyond that, I'll have to get it powered up to say more.
Jim
In response to the original question, the lathe is heavy and appears to be well built, with nice fit and finish. Beyond that, I'll have to get it powered up to say more.
Jim
It would help to see a picture of the plug on the end of the cord if there is one or a picture of the wiring in the instruction book.
I don't know buy my guess is that there still only three wires for the 220 connection.
Looking at the manual it looks like 220 single phase power. You will have to look at the plug to see if it is 15 or 20 amp.
The plug appears to be a NEMA 6-20, for a 20 amp circuit, which requires only 3 wires. The "five-wire" reference in the instruction booklet is a mystery (to me).
No expert, but 5 wire to me means plugging directly for three phase supply with a 5 wire plug. Not sure why it would be in the manual. Under specifications in the manual do they say 230V, single phase?
On paper it looks like a nice lathe.
On paper it looks like a nice lathe.
Yes, single phase.
I have one. It's 220 with 3 wires (needs a 20 amp curcuit)
Hey John...did you ever get your issues with e Harvey lathe straightened out?
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Yes, it was the stop button on the remote. They sent a whole new remote with the wire. The warranty was expired but they did not charge me anything!
Didn't you just buy that lathe, @John Hicks ? How long is the warranty (or has it been a year already?).
I’ve have it since March of
Ive had it since March of 2020
Gotcha. (Pandemic time dilation strikes again).