hendeyman
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I have posted information on the Barber Colman Hendey lathes and shapers, but I haven't post much information on the five Barber Colman
designed lathes. I may have sent some of this information to Tony in England, but by posting it here, it will be in the archives for easy reference.
After reorganizing the Hendey lathe and shaper line in 1955, Barber Colman decided to design and manufacture its own lathes. By 1956,
they had introduced five new models with the following designations: 1307 x 24 (HHL), 1610 (THL), 1610T (GHL), 2013(DHL) and 2516 (DHL).
The first two numbers indicate the swing over the bed and the last two numbers the swing over the cross slide. The lettering sequence was a continuation of the Hendey series assigned by Barber Colman. The Tool and Gagemakers lathe was AHL, the 2E General Purpose lathe was BHL and the 12", 14" and 16" Toolroom lathes were CHL.
For those of you that own Barber Colman Hendey lathes and shapers and Barber Colman lathes, here are the production dates and number of
machines produced:
AHL Tool and Gagemakers lathe - November 21, 1955 to February 12, 1960 - Total production 82
AHK 12" High Speed Crank Shaper - October 13, 1955 to June 29, 1957 - Total production 30
BHL 2E General Purpose lathe - August 8, 1955 to September 30, 1959 - Total production 102
BHK 16"-20" Crank Shaper - December 30, 1955 to June 26, 1957 - Total production 12
CHL 12" 18 Speed lathe - February 9, 1956 to November 24, 1958 - Total production 49
CHL 14" 18 Speed lathe - July 5, 1956 to March 14, 1957 - Total production 24
CHL 16" 18 Speed lathe - April 18, 1956 to January 9, 1957 - Total production 20
DHL 2013 and 2516 Lathe - March 15, 1956 to December 1962 - Total production 58 (2013 = 42) - (2516 = 16)
GHL 1610T Toolroom lathe - January 8, 1960 to August 16,1962 - Total production 49 (possibly a 50th built, but no completion date)
HHL 1307 x 24" Toolroom lathe - June 10, 1960 to April 2, 1962 - total production 26
THL 1610 Facing, Turning and Boring lathe - March 31, 1960 to June 29, 1962 - Total production 20
After Barber Colman stopped production of their design lathes in 1962, the patterns and castings were destroyed and most of the repair
parts were scrapped. When Tom McCune, the owner of Aable Machine Tool bought the Hendey lathe and shaper line in 1977, he thought that
he was buying the Barber Colman designs as well. Barber Colman made it very clear that he had only bought the Hendey lathe and shaper
line and any attempt to supply repair parts for their machines would result in legal action. They informed their dealers that Aable was
not authorized to supply repair parts. While that is what Barber Colman said, they wound up shipping all of the remaining repair parts
and drawings for their designs to Aable. Aable never sold any repair parts for the Barber Colman designs. Now that Aable and Barber
Colman are no longer in business, I am now slowly going through the inventory for these machines. If you have one of these models and
need repair parts, let me know and I will to see what is left.
So far, I have located Operator's Manuals for the 1307 x 24" lathe and the 2013T and 2516T lathes. Also, I have the Parts Books for
the 1610T (GHL) lathe and the 1610 (THL) lathes. If interested in any items related to these machines, please contact me directly at:
[email protected]
Hendeyman
designed lathes. I may have sent some of this information to Tony in England, but by posting it here, it will be in the archives for easy reference.
After reorganizing the Hendey lathe and shaper line in 1955, Barber Colman decided to design and manufacture its own lathes. By 1956,
they had introduced five new models with the following designations: 1307 x 24 (HHL), 1610 (THL), 1610T (GHL), 2013(DHL) and 2516 (DHL).
The first two numbers indicate the swing over the bed and the last two numbers the swing over the cross slide. The lettering sequence was a continuation of the Hendey series assigned by Barber Colman. The Tool and Gagemakers lathe was AHL, the 2E General Purpose lathe was BHL and the 12", 14" and 16" Toolroom lathes were CHL.
For those of you that own Barber Colman Hendey lathes and shapers and Barber Colman lathes, here are the production dates and number of
machines produced:
AHL Tool and Gagemakers lathe - November 21, 1955 to February 12, 1960 - Total production 82
AHK 12" High Speed Crank Shaper - October 13, 1955 to June 29, 1957 - Total production 30
BHL 2E General Purpose lathe - August 8, 1955 to September 30, 1959 - Total production 102
BHK 16"-20" Crank Shaper - December 30, 1955 to June 26, 1957 - Total production 12
CHL 12" 18 Speed lathe - February 9, 1956 to November 24, 1958 - Total production 49
CHL 14" 18 Speed lathe - July 5, 1956 to March 14, 1957 - Total production 24
CHL 16" 18 Speed lathe - April 18, 1956 to January 9, 1957 - Total production 20
DHL 2013 and 2516 Lathe - March 15, 1956 to December 1962 - Total production 58 (2013 = 42) - (2516 = 16)
GHL 1610T Toolroom lathe - January 8, 1960 to August 16,1962 - Total production 49 (possibly a 50th built, but no completion date)
HHL 1307 x 24" Toolroom lathe - June 10, 1960 to April 2, 1962 - total production 26
THL 1610 Facing, Turning and Boring lathe - March 31, 1960 to June 29, 1962 - Total production 20
After Barber Colman stopped production of their design lathes in 1962, the patterns and castings were destroyed and most of the repair
parts were scrapped. When Tom McCune, the owner of Aable Machine Tool bought the Hendey lathe and shaper line in 1977, he thought that
he was buying the Barber Colman designs as well. Barber Colman made it very clear that he had only bought the Hendey lathe and shaper
line and any attempt to supply repair parts for their machines would result in legal action. They informed their dealers that Aable was
not authorized to supply repair parts. While that is what Barber Colman said, they wound up shipping all of the remaining repair parts
and drawings for their designs to Aable. Aable never sold any repair parts for the Barber Colman designs. Now that Aable and Barber
Colman are no longer in business, I am now slowly going through the inventory for these machines. If you have one of these models and
need repair parts, let me know and I will to see what is left.
So far, I have located Operator's Manuals for the 1307 x 24" lathe and the 2013T and 2516T lathes. Also, I have the Parts Books for
the 1610T (GHL) lathe and the 1610 (THL) lathes. If interested in any items related to these machines, please contact me directly at:
[email protected]
Hendeyman