Renovating a Hardinge HLV-H

[BillTodd]

Thanks Lee :)

How soon do you hope to start turning your first part ?

Oh, I've been using it for a while now, just odds and sods (e.g. I trued up a prop-shaft bearing for my neighbour's yacht yesterday).

Now that I've sorted out the workshop, I hope to re-start the cnc conversion of the drill/mill and I've got a plan for a bed-top cnc add-on for the Hardinge similar to zepher9900's [ame="http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75106"] Feeler conversion [/ame]on cnczone; My brother wants me to make him some new wheels for his English wheel - it'll be a whole lot easier with a cnc lathe.

[zephyr9900]

Bill, a fantastic job you've done! :clap: I was impressed enough at your mechanical refurbishment, but am blown away by your spindle control implementation. I'm planning on going down a different path with my Feeler, but that doesn't lessen my admiration for what you've done.

Randy

[John S]

Aahh a mini Audit attachment, just needs a turret.

[zephyr9900]

...just needs a turret.

Turret? We don't need no stinkin' turret! :nope:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQxNDtiku48"]YouTube - shay bushing 1[/ame]

Randy
(now I need to shut up before Bill thumps me for hijacking his thread)

[BillTodd]

Just thought I'd post a couple of pictures of my home-brew travelling steady


(just to bump this thread above Irving's ;))

[zephyr9900]

Kip, thanks for the kind words. If I didn't want the design copied, I would have posted photos like this. :heehee:

Randy