Raglan little John mk2

[Bki26]

Does anyone know rough dimensions for this lathe? Got it's a hair under 200kg from lathes.co.uk but can't find much for size.

Spotted one on marketplace so gonna get it as looks pretty decent for £500.

 

[dieselsamurai]

Very good lathes i used to have one

there are a few forums dedicated to them as well, might be info on there

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this is the manual for the later model but the same size might be in here

Raglan 5 Inch Manual and Parts List Pages 0-5 | PDF

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[nickk]

Looks good and complete. Spent hours on one of those in low volume production runs.

 

[Agroshield]

The one in the photo looks to be bench-mounted. Some of the dimensions you might find could refer to the cabinet mounted one.

 

[Bki26]

Managed to get some rough sizes from the seller, just over 4ft so will fit in my rio with the seats down and sheet of ply. Gonna hire a 1t engine hoist to make life easier since it's 200kg.

 

[dave h 2]

Managed to get some rough sizes from the seller, just over 4ft so will fit in my rio with the seats down and sheet of ply. Gonna hire a 1t engine hoist to make life easier since it's 200kg.

Lash the sucker down I did the same with my Rockwell and had to do a fast stop on the M40 - it really hit the back of my seat hard

 

[Bki26]

Anyone have suggestions on the lifting aspect, was thinking I might be able to get a strap behind the chuck and lift from there moving the tailstock/carriage to balance it? I see @Parm had a thread from 2016 do you remember how you moved it.

 

[Parm]

I didn’t have access to anything sophisticated In the lifting department so did it the old fashioned way. 4 burly blokes, bit of a plan, some swearing followed by beer drinking after a job well done

 

[Seadog]

Anyone have suggestions on the lifting aspect, was thinking I might be able to get a strap behind the chuck and lift from there moving the tailstock/carriage to balance it? I see @Parm had a thread from 2016 do you remember how you moved it.

Slings around the chuck are a very bad idea.

 

[Bki26]

Hence

Slings around the chuck are a very bad idea.

Hence not on it but behind it, using the chuck as a lip to stop the strap sliding off. Strengthwise I feel it should be fine being under 200kg, I might be able to get a strap around the bed but doesn't look like there's Much to stop it moving Like the Chuck would but I'll have to see when I get there in 2 hours.

 

[Seadog]

I knew what you meant. I'd be reluctant to do it.

 

[jo1010]

I once used a couple of chains sling style underneath the bed of the lathe with bolts through the lathe mounting points fixing it to the chain links - it's a very awkward lift...
...that was lifted with the front loader on a tractor - with an engine crane youd need a load levelling bar

 

[dieselsamurai]

Hence

Hence not on it but behind it, using the chuck as a lip to stop the strap sliding off. Strengthwise I feel it should be fine being under 200kg, I might be able to get a strap around the bed but doesn't look like there's Much to stop it moving Like the Chuck would but I'll have to see when I get there in 2 hours.

Tbh i would say a lathe of that weight if balanced with the tailstock i doubt it would cause any issue , when I bought my one i was on my own with an engine crane and didnt have much choice . If it was was a Colchester or Harrison i would say not but 200kg its probably fine

Actually i think from memory i laid mine on its side and use the motor to stop the strap moving

 

[dieselsamurai]

although an esteemed member on here is guilty of this...

 

[Bki26]

I knew what you meant. I'd be reluctant to do it.

I'm hoping I can lift it another way once I've actually seen it since I can't find many photos of the ways by the chuck or any manufacturer lifting information but worst case I doubt the bearings would get damaged with a 200kg load being a properly made British machine

 

[Turbo]

Not worth the risk lifting it around the chuck when there are numerous other less risky ways of lifting it.

 

[dave h 2]

I'm hoping I can lift it another way once I've actually seen it since I can't find many photos of the ways by the chuck or any manufacturer lifting information but worst case I doubt the bearings would get damaged with a 200kg load being a properly made British machine

The spindle is the issue, if you read this carefully you'll perhaps understand.

 

[Turbo]

Feed a lifting strap around the base of the gearbox, feed one end through the loop of the other end and tighten.
Feed the free end up through the bed gap under the chuck and use it to lift.

I lifted a lathe 4x the weight of yours using that method. I had another strap at the tailstock end through the bed.

 

[jackjosh]

It’s a Raglan 5 inch. It was an improvement on the already good Littlejohn Mk2.

 

[jackjosh]

The biggest part will be the stand but they do unbolt. I brought one back from Derby in the back of my Peugeot 207 hire car some years ago. Let’s just say the steering was a bit light!