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    DSG Wartime Photos

    A picture of a wartime lathe operator in her DSG hat !
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    HLVH Topslide find.

    Hello all, went into a little secondhand tool shop today, and what should be sitting on a shelf , but this " Warco " top slide !. No its not I thought, so after giving him 50 notes for it, drove home with an almost new HLVH top slide. The interesting thing ( to me anyway !), is that someone has...
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    Fitting chuck onto HLVH.

    Hello all, I'm a bit confused about the fitting of a chuck on my HLVH when I need to have the spindle turning in reverse. My question is, when I do run in reverse, do I need to fit the chuck onto the taper anti (counter) clockwise ?. I'm a bit concerned if I had say a parting tool upside down in...
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    Slighly OT, Tools on Lathe Headstock tops.

    Hello all, recently read an article about people storing tools on tray top head stocks to the point of being vehemently opposed to by the writer, so was just wondering what other people though of this practice ?. I personally do this on my lathe, but perhaps I should stop !. Anyway its a lathe...
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    Update on Pulsating RPC.

    Hello all, had it checked at the manufacturers and everything is normal. As JST mentioned, ( I think!), its to do with the capacitor bank. With the 1hp load, everything runs smoothly, but the Hardinge 1 1/2 load, its just on the point of switching from one to two capacitors, causing the pulsing...
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    Pulsating RPC .

    Hello all, my 5hp RPC is getting on my nerves !. Fault, if there is one, is that unit sort of pulsates, and because its mounted in roughly a 2ft square sheet steel box, has a slight booming noise with it. Added to the fact that its right next to one of my lathes, a PITA !. I operate a 1hp...
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    Moore and Wright Micrometer.

    Hello, inherited this lovely direct reading micrometer from a neighbour who's husband died recently. Sad story really because we hadn't spoken to them for 2 years because of a dispute over a wood burner we had fitted. Got on well with the bloke in the beginning because of our interest in...
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    Cutting large bronze bush grease groove.

    Hello all, have been looking at some interesting videos on U tube of a young Russian machinist, FACTORYDRAGON 87 , amongst which, was a job cutting internal grease grooves in a large bronze bush from a forestry machine. What I found fascinating about the job, was the feed rate he was using on...
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    5c Collets without Internal Thread.

    Hello , I was having a look through some of my collection of 5c collets and noticed that some of them, including ones made by Hardinge and Rivett, have no internal thread for screwing a stop into. Is this common , and if so, why ?. Cheers.
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    Mounting a 4 Jaw in a 3 Jaw chuck on a lathe.

    Hello, is it good practise to mount a 4 Jaw chuck in a 3 Jaw for the sake of convenience ?. I've seen this done a few times on Utube and was wondering if this is a common 'trick' in the machining trade. It looks as though it would save taking a bloody great chuck off for just a small 4 Jaw job...
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    Barington Hares, Rolls Royce Eagle.

    Hello all, if anyone has a few minutes to spare, just Google : Barington Hares, Rolls Royce Eagle. Im pretty sure you wont be disappointed. Cheers.
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    Darling and Sellers Lathe.

    Hello, just found this brochure on Ebay of another of the UK,s forgotten machine tool makers, Darling and Sellers Co of Keighley , Yorkshire. One of the unusual (to me anyway) features is the facility to control the headstock from the carriage. Its a 22" x 74" capacity lathe, weighing about 3.5...
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    Small Tilting Machine Vice.

    Hello, Ive just bought this lovely little tilting machine vice (£40 !) and was wondering if anyone could throw any light on the makers - Habit, London. To me , it looks beautifully made and can only presume it has something to do with instrument making. It is 3inches across the jaws, opening to...
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    Re ZMT Services

    Hello, especially to Hardinge users in the UK. ZMT have moved to Bovey Tracey in Devon. I called in to see them last week and Ken Goddard has unfortunately retired leaving Paul on his own. They both helped me loads of times over the last year or so and luckily Paul still seems as enthusiastic...
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    Hardinge HLV-H Compound Slide.

    Hello, has anyone experienced difficulty keeping the compound slide from moving when knurling ?. I seem to have to murder the allen bolt up to prevent the slide moving around a few degrees in relation to the cross slide to which it is mounted. Everything seems clean between the two mating...
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    White HLV-H !

    Hello, what do you think of the colour ?. Not long finished the refurb with the Anilam DRO to refit and the coolant brackets and pipes etc. (photos to follow, I hope ) Cheers.
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    HELP with posting new thread.

    Could someone please explain to me why I keep getting "Invalid Thread Specified" when I try to insert pictures of my refurbished HLV-H. Many thanks.
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    Digital Phase Converter.

    Hello, my Hardinge HLV-H, which I have been renovating at work, will soon be finished and therfore moved back to my garage at home, for which I will need a 3 Phase supply. I dont want to go down the route of making any changes to the motors or wiring,so am planning to buy a Digital Phase...
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    Re Hardinge HLV-H Oil metering Valves.

    Hello, has anyone experienced difficulty getting oil out of all four tubes on the carriage oil holes. Ive got the carriage off the lathe, all cleaned, but when using the pump, the metering valves only let oil through the outer 2 tubes i.e bed, and not the 2 inner crosslide ones.?. I realise...
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    Hardinge HLV-H Power feed rectifier unit.

    Hello, on my HLV-H, the rectifier circuit board has been almost burnt through at some time where two 250 Ohm resistors used to be and it looks like somebody has soldered a 120 Ohm resistor in their place. The motor works OK on the bench , but the " new " resistor soon starts to cook and slows...

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