Hardinge TR-59 Restoration

[Braeden P]

Put on the second coat and got the headstock!

 

[Braeden P]

Here is the worm wheel and the shafts. Worm wheel is completely worn and has a tooth missing (the one right above the key way) the shafts are chipped too.

 

[Braeden P]

I have off on the 11th so my neighbor will bring me to his friends gear shop to get a new one made. I will also get new pulleys since the old ones are chipped and not very useable. Five of the six bearings are timken bearings of the same size. The one that is bigger has no name or markings. All of the gaskets were asbestos gaskets so I removed them carefully and I will have to make new ones.

 

[Braeden P]

The gears are at the shop, since they are Boston gears they will order one but since the gear is not a normal worm wheel they might make one. The shop has 3 1950s fellows gear shapers and a 1991 fellows that is cnc. they have 5 gear hobbers in different sizes one being cnc. they have at least 500 hobs from 1/2 inch diameter to 4 inch diameter hobs. such a cool place to see and I dont have pictures because I forgot my phone.

 

[Braeden P]

Here is their website https://www.aagearinc.com/about
when we were there they were making timing sprockets for Toyota racing, nylon idler gears for a doughnut filling machine, and were getting ready to make gears for a Boeing 767.

 

[Weldingrod1]

Sounds like s fun visit!!

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[Braeden P]

Got some more paint stripper so I am cleaning the electrical box and the gear box.

 

[Braeden P]

The whole light is solid brass!

 

[Braeden P]

I was cleaning it off with degreaser with the main chemical of potassium hydroxide and it reacted with the lead paint and was creating hydrogen bubbles like crazy and it messes up the brass

 

[Braeden P]

Here’s a pic