ZipSnipe
Aluminum
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- Mar 31, 2006
- Location
- Daytona Beach, florida
What lathe is the in the forums logo?(upper left pic)
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stephen thomas
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2001
Hardinge/Cataract. Elgin of same era looks the same; but general consensus (this comes up every few months for the past 5 years) is that subtle differences in the TS shape favor it being the HB product. Probably 1930's/very early 40's.
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peterh5322
Diamond
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- Dec 15, 2002
- Location
- Monterey Bay, California
Hmmm ... it has cast operating controls, as did the Elgins.
ZipSnipe
Aluminum
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2006
- Location
- Daytona Beach, florida
Yeah I happen to come across a bed that resemble that logo very much and was just wondering if its worth picking up..
stephen thomas
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2001
PeterH-I'm agnostic on the identity subject, myself. Have seen both on ebay (hardinge & elgin of that style) but not in real life. And the Elgin crew on Ravensbrook Ave was a secessionist group who mutineered from the Hardinge plant across the street, and continued to mirror HB product during the yearsof their existence. Some of the Elgin stuff had neat refinements especially the method of fastening attachments on the split bed models, and was sometimes built a bit stouter than the HB model.
I have an Elgin dividing head that is a spitting image of the lathe headstock. It is convertible from indirect to direct indexing.
I have an Elgin dividing head that is a spitting image of the lathe headstock. It is convertible from indirect to direct indexing.
peterh5322
Diamond
- Joined
- Dec 15, 2002
- Location
- Monterey Bay, California
Magnificent dividing head!
chrisfournier
Aluminum
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2006
- Location
- Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
That is a thing of beauty! I shall not covet my neighbours...
