1965 Bridgeport mill
I'm looking at a 1965 J head mill. How do you know what it may be worth. It has a original power table feed.
View ArticleAssembly of 6f 8F power feed?
I've been ducking around with this power feed. Back story is I bought because it had parts I needed and came with two motors. Got it for a good deals. What I can't figure out is how the guy took it...
View ArticleTrying To Surface 304 Stainless 6"x 4" x .500 thick
I'm trying to surface 6 x 4 x .500 with a 3" face mill r8 shank with 5 carbides, It runs good for about 15 minutes the I get a galling and it seams to me the longer I work it the hotter it gets and the...
View ArticleTrying To Surface 304 Stainless 6"x 4" x .500 thick
I'm trying to surface 6 x 4 x .500 with a face mill r8 shank with 5 carbides, It runs good for about 15 minutes the I get a galling and it seams to me the longer I work it the hotter it gets and the...
View ArticleHardinge Sjogren Speed Chucks
Hi folks ... After a lot of searching with no definate confirmation ... Can anyone confirm for me please if Hardinge made a Sjogren chuck (and if so which model) for the Hardinge HLV-H 4° Taper nose...
View ArticleSeries 1 Bridgeport knee elevation stop screw.
I am referring to the height stop screw in the base that stops the knee from being elevated too high and allowing the Jack screw to disengage from the nut or compromise the nut threads. The machine I...
View ArticleBridgeport M head Draw bar dissasembly
Hello all. I need to disassemble the draw bar assembly on an Bridgeport M head knee mill. I am wondering if a member could help work through the procedure, or provide a link to instructions. The mill...
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HLV-H Dimensions, Tool Heights, Bed Dimensions; Drawing from Catalog
Probably posted somewhere before, but haven't personally run across it; was making a couple of special toolholders and dredged this up from the original Hardinge HLV-H catalog (printing date 1975,...
View Article2 phase bridgeport motor tesla can you hear me?
ok, did a search and no answers... back round Just bought a bridge port with a rotary phase convertor. Don't like the size and noise, trying to go down a different path...VFD or replace motor with an...
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Best way to tram in ram/turret?
Putting the ram and turret back together and then on the base at some point this weekend. How do you go about making sure the turret/ram assemble are parallel to the table? Tramming the head is no...
View ArticleHarding HLV-H Question
There is one of these up for auction, they have no way of loading it, if you were to seperate the lathe from the base could it be loaded into a pickup using an engine hoist? Or is it to much work to...
View ArticleExcellent old Bridgeport for $7900. Good deal?
Just reduced from $8500. Is this worth $7900? Please see <Classifieds for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming | ksl.com>.
View ArticleXYZ edge 1000 (smal bp copy)
Anyone here have any information about the XYZ Edge1000 mill? Can't seem to find any info on the web and even my manual (bearing correct serial number etc.) pictures the wrong machine. It has a vari...
View ArticleKnee lock shaft and plunger
Does anyone have the dim of the knee lock shaft for a Bridgeport mill or just a picture of the cam portion of it would be great ? Mine is some kind of chewed up going to try and make one. Thanks for...
View ArticleHardinge leadscrew taper pin removal, any advice?
Hello, I would like to inspect and clean the carriage of my old HLV-H and to do so one of the steps is to remove the taper pin in the leadscrew. From google I learned that there is a small hole in the...
View ArticleeBay scam alert: hardinge hlv-em in lewwick!!!!!!!
All the usual signs of a scam this : Desirable machine, low starting price, zero feed back lister living miles from anywhere. Avoid like the plague. http://www.ebay.com/itm/172381163097 Bill
View ArticleNew to me DV59 bed leveling and more
Hi all, this is my first post here. I'm looking for some help with a hardinge dv59 I recently bought. It's my first lathe. I've had some experience on other lathes in the past - my dad has a SB 9" and...
View ArticleNeed help finding overload relays for Hardinge HLV-H--UK Version
I was running my new (to me) Hardinge HLV-H (SN HLV-H 116; Middlesex Feltham England), and it just starting tripping off in the middle of cuts. Now it won't stay on longer than a few minutes before...
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Hardinge pinion gear repair
Hello, I am having my HLV-H apron apart to replace some bearing and solve the problem of a "slipping" handwheel. As can be seen on the picture my poinion gear has been replaced by a spare part gear...
View ArticleHardinge TFB-H Compound Slide
New to this forum (first post here!) and more-or-less to machining in general. Does anyone know which model of compound slide will fit the TFB model? (presumably the same that would fit the HLV) The...
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