HARDINGE HLV H LATHE POWER REQUIREMENTS SERIAL
The serial # for a 1980 would have had a prefix "T" before the digits. Further info to hand describes it as a "Narrow Bed English" model with a bed dovetail width of just under 5" which is correct. From further checking and also finding the cover of the operators handbook under 1/2" of dust & grime in the base this morning I have to agree. Someone made mention that they thought the lathe may have been a HLV. I will take that as a complement.Įwan, something as course and politically incorrect as "fondle"' I would much prefer to gently caress my finest.
I didn't check the size but 00 if they made them comes to mind.Įnvious Phil? and you surrounded and working on the finest and best of equipment. I am wondering if the lathe has been used for some type of instrument work as there was a tiny centre drill in the cabinet grime. I am guessing that they have used a solid cutting oil as recommended by Hardinge. The bed and tray has paint missing from use and appears to have been damaged by the coolant.
I found the sheet metal spindle cover at the back of the cabinet and it has a few rusty patches on it where the paint is chipped from impacts. The whole unit has stain splashes over it but no 'flight' rust except the dead centre and collet which were lying in the base beside the motor. I wouldn't say factory condition as nearly all the stencilling on most of the name and "control" plates have faded or most likely washed away from some evil cutting fluid. When I get a chance I will clean down the bed and then can move the apron and tailstock. At the moment I am moving nothing except the whole unit on a pallet due to the dirt and grime. I realize that the dovetail bed is hardened. great lathe and not sure how much you paid but should be good price too Not fixed down at all.Īll i can say is congratulation's. Strangely there is an Australian stickered 110V transformer connected and floating around in the pedestal. There appears to be no perceptable wear in the dovetail bed, but has slight backlash in the rack, cross and compound slides. Coolant pump appears to be a replacement Grundfos unit. Also fitted with a tiny Aa genuine Original Multifix Suisse qctp with a single holder. This was found in the base and has a small amount of "flight rust". 22 Hardinge collets in cabinet as well as travelling and fixed steadies, micrometer travel stop, drive plate and dead centre with 5C adapter. Spindle is 1.25 through and internal is 5C with lever change, external is Hardinge taper (about 4 degree) Spindle speeds via reeves type belt drive of 125? to 3000rpm. Has advance/retract cross slide for threading. The leadscrew is imperial 1" X 8tpi, but the $1000> accessory metric threading package is also fitted. 11" over 7" dovetail bed and 9" over cross slide. It has a 440V two speed main motor of 1hp & 1/2hp and a separate 1/10hp motor on the apron for power feed. Lathe was built in Feltham, Middlesex, England which I think technically makes it a KL-1. By the time I got it home a lot of the external dust had blown off. Apparently was covered in dirt, dust and grime. The machine had apparently been disconnected years ago and stored in a corner with other items. It is ex CSIRO Geelong with a serial # of 7519 which appears to be about 1980 build. I offered his price less 10% which he accepted. She suggested that I should go back next morning and buy it which was great news as I did not want to miss such a rare and quality lathe. I went home and mentioned it to the wife and informed her that in 2003 they were a $60 000 USD machine. Was quoted a price by his father who thought he should be asking twice as much. I went to a "scrappy" who also deals in anything that he can return a profit on and regularly has older machine tools. Nerves numbed with some red liquid sedative.Įarlier this week I was extremely fortunate to luck onto a Hardinge HLV-H precision lathe.
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