Hardinge tool room lathe - $7000 (Elk Grove, CA)

[MrWhoopee]

Hardinge tool room lathe - tools - by owner - sale

I am selling my hardinge tool room lathe model TFB-H. 1.5 Hp motor 230 volts. This is a real nice...

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[mmcmdl]

Nice machine , but no threading box like the HLV-Hs ?

 

[MrWhoopee]

Nice machine , but no threading box like the HLV-Hs ?

I had missed that. Makes it much less attractive than an HLV (and overpriced).

 

[Briney Eye]

That looks like a nice one if he would come down some on the price. I have been thinking that I could probably adapt the electronic leadscrew that I've been working on to a TFB, but I don't have room for one yet. It would be more capable than an HLV if I could figure it out. For kicks I just added 0 to 10BA (British Association) threads to mine. I didn't even know they were a thing until a few days ago.

 

[Nutfarmer]

Over priced no threading . Should be about three grand

 

[Chuck K]

Can it be a toolroom without threading capabilities?

 

[ACHiPo]

Can it be a toolroom without threading capabilities?

Yep. As long as the distance between the ways is greater than 1/2 swing, it's technically a toolroom lathe.

 

[middle.road]

Ack, you seen one Hardinge, you've seen them all . . .

@mmcmdl 's got away from him this past week.

 

[Chuck K]

Yep. As long as the distance between the ways is greater than 1/2 swing, it's technically a toolroom lathe.

That's the first time I've heard that criteria. I guess that's how a 500 lb Chinese machine can be classified as a toolroom lathe. All this time I thought it was the taper attachment....

 

[ACHiPo]

Ack, you seen one Hardinge, you've seen them all . . .

@mmcmdl 's got away from him this past week.

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This went for less than I thought--it's practically brand new. I figured it would go for north of $20k given the condition AND the fact that it's an English Metric version.