hardinge lathe

[BrokenBiker]

after talking to the resident toolmaker in work today about looking for a bigger lathe to replace my little chester, he told me that when the factory moves in February they are flogging all of his current kit and buying him new equipment to go in his new toolroom.

one of the bits of kit that they are selling off is a complete hardinge lathe in mint condition.

it has 2 speed ranges selected by lever, and speed rate is controlled with a knob. all thread pitches selected with one lever, feed rate is adjustable via a dial and it has in-built collet system, 3 jaw and 4 jaw chucks, 2 faceplates, live centres, about 6 different steadies, a dividing head included and a box full of tooling that includes indexable stuff, thread cutting stuff, inner and outer radius tools and comes with both a 3 phase motor that is currently installed and a single phase 2hp motor that is a direct replacement for the current one.

I have used it plenty of times and its a joy to turn on. no backlash at all (re-conditiond a few months ago) very quiet and no vibration.

the cost of this lathe...£200 all in including the use of a works van to get it home...

needless to say I have bookmarked it and put a £50 deposit down on it to secure it

just gotta wait till mid feb now to bring it home

 

[jackjosh]

WOW, that is a steal. I will give you £300

 

[BrokenBiker]

no chance, im keeping this one lol. it will probably outlive me. I did the majority of my turning nvq unit on that lathe lol

just have to find a way of re-arranging the mill, drill and grinder in the shed now to fit it in.

 

[penfold]

Could add a zero on the end of that price easily, probably more; Hardinge are definitely in the Rolls Royce division even by toolroom lathe standards.

 

[jackjosh]

Could add a zero on the end of that price easily, probably more; Hardinge are definitely in the Rolls Royce division even by toolroom lathe standards.

Without a doubt, an unbelievable bit of luck.

 

[BrokenBiker]

I know. we used to have a huge factory, but now it has been divided down the middle and we are moving everything into one side, and selling the other half.

apparently they moved the location of the toolroon about 25 years ago and did exactly the same then too. the toolmaker in work ended up buying a cincinatti miller, a DS&G lathe, a cutter grinder and a surface grinder, and sand blasting cabinet and a few racks of tooling for less than a grand.

now we are moving they are selling it all off again, many of the works maintenance guys have ear marked a few of the things, but no one had claimed the lathe yet, so I did.

he is now being kitted out with all new Mazak and heller cnc kit, 3 machines do the job of his entire tool room apparently, although he is keeping his cnc wire erosion cells and his induction hardener

 

[BrokenBiker]

well...after reading your comments saying its easily worth 2k or more I did a search on the auction site, and uncovered this...

same model, but the one in work is in near perfect condition with about 500 quids worth of tooling too

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hardinge-...141131421698?pt=BI_Lathes&hash=item20dc169802

 

[zzr1200]

just gotta wait till mid feb now to bring it home

just have to find a way of re-arranging the mill, drill and grinder in the shed now to fit it in.

So its about time you started on the extension to the shed then, a 2 1/2 month deadline to completion then...

PS. A sweet deal there, right place right time......

 

[rtbcomp]

You could always move into the half of the factory your firm's moving out of, then you wouldn't need to move the lathe.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

So, with a bargain like that you'll be in a position to give the 'little Chester' away........FIRST DIBS!!

 

[zzr1200]

So, with a bargain like that you'll be in a position to give the 'little Chester' away........FIRST DIBS!!

Trust a jock...............


Surprised the Yorkshire lads ain't awake yet.......

 

[BrokenBiker]

lol the half of the factory has already been sold to ikea providing we are out of it in time and the ground is cleaned of oil by the time we leave.

extension to the shed is coming along slowly, have got some of thos big council paving slabs to use as a base, have ordered the box section for the main frame, just need to order the angle for bracing and supports and finish figuring out the best way to make it 'moveable' when I leave this house and buy my own lol.

was thinking of just welding tabs on and drilling/tapping the tabs to bolt it together. should be plenty strong enough due to design. or I could weld nuts onto some plate, weld that onto the end of the box section with the nut inside and bolt to that, might be a bit better actually lol

 

[Pete.]

A fully-tooled mint HLV-H for £200? Hell yeah stick another zero on the end and then double it. That's a hell of a deal.

For my sake make sure you put it somewhere it won't get damp.

 

[BrokenBiker]

it will be going in the new shed once its built, and will be on its own stand, possibly with a cover for when its not being used.

while I was doing my nvq I had to slave over oiling and maintaining it so im not gonna let it rust lol