. .

Thread: Haighton Major

Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123
  1. Quote Originally Posted by irving2008 View Post
    :lol: dare i ask how much?
    Well put it this way, I've enough room to put a few hours into the old girl before flogging her on eBay (or wherever)

    :)

    Bill

  2. Tucked away amongst the junk in the workshop where I found the fourth Major, I found what must be, for me, the find of the year :)

    I've been searching the web for over a year now just trying to find a picture of this thing.

    It is no less than the Haighton supplied Victoria universal dividing head and Haighton manufactured gear casing.

    It allows the machine to cut spiral, helix gears etc. etc. by rotating the work piece as the table moves.

    There's probably less than a dozen of these around and one turns up in my home town - amazing!

    Annoyingly, someone has sawn a 4 " square chuck out of the corner of the backing plate, but I should be able to weld a piece in to fix it up.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	Dividing head and gearbox.jpg 
Views:	405 
Size:	102.9 KB 
ID:	3871  

  3. Out of the blue (green?) this even came and email from Tom in Ireland telling me of his friend with Haighton Major serial number 0007. This is the earliest one known so far probably from late '53 or early '54.

    I await pictures ....

  4. Hi,

    As many of you will know, I've been collating the history of Richard Haighton Ltd.

    I've recently acquired a Cadet lathe (in need of TLC) and thought it would be worth starting a Yahoo group to help keep these fine little machine going.

    Any one with an interest is welcome to join:

    HaightonMajor : Haighton Cadet & Major machine tools

    Regards,

    Bill

  5. Well well well, a sixth major has surfaced.

    This one is designated HSU2 and must be one of the last machines made:D Click image for larger version. 

Name:	haighton major HSU2.jpg 
Views:	408 
Size:	243.7 KB 
ID:	10538

  6. #26
    Hi Bill,
    I have recently been left a workshop of machinery which looks to include a haighton major milling machine. In researching it I came across your post here.

Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. FOR SALE: For sale: Haighton Major Horizontal Miller with Vertical head
    By BillTodd in forum Items For Sale
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 20-05-2011, 11:09 PM
  2. CONVERSION: Warco Major CNC build log
    By Robin Hewitt in forum Conversion Build Logs
    Replies: 100
    Last Post: 10-12-2010, 03:14 PM
  3. CONVERSION: Buget Warco Major 5 axis conversion
    By Tweaky in forum Conversion Build Logs
    Replies: 45
    Last Post: 07-10-2010, 04:26 PM
  4. Warco Super Major Mill 3 month old
    By grimreaper in forum Milling Machines, Builds & Conversions
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 18-07-2010, 02:50 PM
  5. NEW MEMBER: Warco super major mill
    By ste64 in forum New Member Introductions
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 26-05-2010, 04:27 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •