Definca
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2012
- Location
- SF Bay Area California
Guys, just recently (May) acquired this Hardinge DV59 model, with turret and cross slide.
The serial is in the 13xxx so would like to know more about when it was made. Lathe came from a friend of mine who closed his shop down after 70yrs. had several lathes all for doing small miniature work. We ran the lathe briefly while connected to 3ph at his shop and it seems to run ok, does have a squeak in the counter shaft bearing that may need attention.
The chip tray has been damaged from what I can tell the lathe fell over on the front side and crushed it. Happy I was not there that day. Some collets and minor turret tooling was included. Finally got er into the grr-rage this eve to drain the oil and begin the process of going through it. It is my understanding that the 2sp motor in these do not like the freq drives and need a rotary unit to run well. Any advise on areas to pay close attention to are greatly appreciated. Doug
The serial is in the 13xxx so would like to know more about when it was made. Lathe came from a friend of mine who closed his shop down after 70yrs. had several lathes all for doing small miniature work. We ran the lathe briefly while connected to 3ph at his shop and it seems to run ok, does have a squeak in the counter shaft bearing that may need attention.
The chip tray has been damaged from what I can tell the lathe fell over on the front side and crushed it. Happy I was not there that day. Some collets and minor turret tooling was included. Finally got er into the grr-rage this eve to drain the oil and begin the process of going through it. It is my understanding that the 2sp motor in these do not like the freq drives and need a rotary unit to run well. Any advise on areas to pay close attention to are greatly appreciated. Doug