Hardinge HLV-H Lathe

[Roger Williams]

Hello, Im joining this forum with the intention of discussing information about Hardinge lathes. Ive just purchased a HLV-H and was hoping someone who else owned a similar model could share their experiences.! Im especially after info about the electric power feed unit for the carriage. I think the selenium rectifier in the control box may be faulty. Many thanks.

[BillTodd]

Hi Roger,

The selenium rectifiers fail regularly apparently and are usually replaced with silicon diodes of suitable rating.

I have an old '61 HLV-H, (see attached diagram) later models used different feed controls. What year/serial number is yours?

Bill