Your dream machines...

If I had the money, I would have two mills and two lathes:
K&T Horizontal / Vertical 312 or 205 S-12, 12"x56"
Haas VF1 CNC with 4th axis

For a lathe:
Monarch 61 24"x54"
Hardinge HLV-H Tool room precision 11"x18"
 
f350ca said:
You can until you've owned one.
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I watched -Tom's techniques when he used his Hardinge to single point thread. Kind of like an old type writer, flip a lever, you're back and ready to start another depth of cut. Effortless.
I'll take your word for it. I can't imagine when I would ever have the opportunity to spend time with one.

Here's one for only $19,000.
That is one beautiful lathe. Taper attachment too.
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Threading is a dream on them, especially when cutting up to a shoulder at 5 or 600 rpm, or internal threading to a blind hole.
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Mine is an old one, an HLV , narrow bed version of the HLV-H Tom has.
They run almost silent, you hear the cutter slicing. It uses a massive 2 speed motor, looks like it should be 5 or more hp but I think its 1 hp on high and 1/2 hp on low speed. The carriage drive is a DC motor to isolate it from the spindle and eliminate harmonics that might develop.

Greg
 
Mercedes Gull Wing, Ferrari 250 GTO, Citroen 2CV

machine wise Monarch 10EE, Shaublin 13
 
I am happy with what I have (1916 13” X5 South Bend lathe, and a old milling machine)
just need too for them
but then I have simply wants
 
Toolroom lathe:
Hardinge HLV-H
Monarch 10EE

MId-size lathe:
Mori-Seiki MS850
Clausing Colchester 15x50

So many good BP clones it's hard to pick one as favorite.
 
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