New tool! (Now what to do with it?)

oldanvilyoungsmith

oldanvilyoungsmith

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Snagged this cutoff lathe today, the factory I work at was about to throw this in a scrap metal truck, and I was fortunate enough to save it. Not sure if I'll be able to make it work for any normal turning or not, but it was too nice to throw in scrap metal.



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Get a collet for your standard pin stock, and start cutting your own pins to size.

Cool little machine. I've never seen one.
 
I'm jealous! I'd be trying to fit a chuck on it or get some more collets. Cool machine, with some imagination it could be very useful.
 
Those lathes are great for facing off, cutting off. polishing and lots etc.. That's quite a score.
 
Salem Straub said:
I'm jealous! I'd be trying to fit a chuck on it or get some more collets. Cool machine, with some imagination it could be very useful.
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I work at a machine shop, someone here recommended trying to find a chuck for it, we have some chucks in the shop that are like a drill chuck that the collet grabs, you might look into that.

anyway, that looks like a nice machine. I'd say that it is worth well more than what they would get for scrapping it, you scored on this one.

out of curiosity, do you know the age on the lathe? I use a lot of older machines when I work and enjoy working with them for that reason as well. We have drill presses, grinders, and a band saw that are probably from the 60s (if i am right on my age estimate).
 
Okay, after I got off work, I looked it over and got some information off it.

It's a Hardinge cutoff lathe. Serial #s5277. I have no idea about age, I didn't see any kind of manufacturing date on it, so I can't really say.

It has 3 speeds - 750- 1800 - 3000- controlled by a belt and pully system in the back.

And the main bed is a Hardinge dovetail bed, ground and hardened.
 
Never, scrap anything that says Hardinge on it. Especially if it has a HLV after it. I will take it off your hands instead. For free.

Haha.

Looks like a good lil 2nd op lathe, appears it takes standard 5c collets.
 
Hey guys, I just got an email back from Hardinge about the age of the lathe.

"Good afternoon,

The machine I believe you have is HSL Speed Lathe mfg in January 1979."


Now I just have to get a 240 outlet in dads barn, and I can get it running. I have a drill chuck for it on order, should get that tomorrow.
 
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