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    My Haas has run with no lubrication since new

    News takes a long time to get Down under Just told that the red grease discontinued and I bought the purple grease By the way the hand pump use to need a lot of force now the handle can be depressed with one finger Grease is oozing out of everything...
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    My Haas has run with no lubrication since new

    I recently read a post about lubrications issues on a Haas I will let you know of my experience Purchased a near new Haas OM2a mill had not even done 200hrs The mill had a small battery operated grease pump on the side After a short period of time the grease pump failed ( plastic housing...
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    Hardinge HLV coolant

    Hi to all Hardinge lathe users I know that there has been posts in relation to this issue before but am wondering if I have had been given the incorrect cutting fluid. The fluid that I am using is Hocut 797BU , it’s a neat heavy duty cutting oil. I have never used a manual lathe that uses a...
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    Hardinge HLV -H tapered nose

    Hi all Has any one purchased a blank 4 degree tapered chuck mounting plate from the Hardinge copy makers Hardinge does not supply them any more I can get a Buck chuck with the correct fitting but I want to mount a special small chuck. Cyclomatic can supply but I am not sure ? Thanks
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    Hardinge hlv-h

    Hi I believe that if the filling cap is not replied properly the reservoir gets filled with the coolant. As a result the oil ways are filled with coolant. Since writing initial message I have stripped the carriage and found rust etc under the carriage were the oil enters the area around the...
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    Hardinge hlv-h

    Hi Second rate yes bit of an over statement on my part I like the Hardinge as its got a gearbox, carriage drive that's independent of the chuck speed etc etc What has amazed be is the level of engineering that has gone into making the lathe. No wonder the lathe has been discontinued I wonder...
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    Hardinge hlv-h

    Hi I have purchased a very nice Hardinge HLV-H lathe English/metric gearbox The oiler on the carriage has obviously been flooded with the incorrect coolant in the past causing some rust to form in the oil grooves under the carriage. This has caused some marking minor groves on the bed. The...
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    Hardinge HLV-EM lathe

    Schaublin I believe did make a 102 with a camlock or C5 collet It was for the usa market
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    Hardinge HLV-EM lathe

    Yes a lever tail stock would be great for the Hardinge . Love to know where you can get one of those. Very little Hardinge stuff in Australia
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    Hardinge HLV-EM lathe

    As usual when running a shop you are always two steps behind. Need that job done ASAP and yes would like to modify it but when. Project list is so long need to close the shop to get it all done. Just used the Hardinge lathe to fix a thread on a straight line engine turning machine that I am...
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    Hardinge HLV-EM lathe

    Hi Thanks for the advice have started to clean the lathe and the more I do so the more I am impressed with it. I hate to even suggest it but the Schaublin may be second choice !!!!!
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    Hardinge HLV-EM lathe

    Hi I have just purchased a 1984 Hardinge HLV-EM lathe with most of the attachments and over 100 collets The lathe was well looked after but has seen a bit of use. I am considering a strip down , clean and maybe replace some bits . Has any one recently purchased the screw for the cross slide...
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    Tooling for Haas office mill om2a

    I have just got my Office mill in the shop ( although locked) and am planning to tool up. any suggestions on a suitable quality vice I am not into the chiness stuff only like quality made tooling. Have heard about Kurt but never seen one Doug
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    HAAS has locked my mill

    Office Mill To expand on the story Mill bought from third party who owned it 100% Haas Local looked at machine and gave the thumbs up ( done 180 hours) Haas contracted to relocate the machine only and set up in my shop. Haas local has no claim on the mill at all - i paid cash for it Mill got...
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    HAAS has locked my mill

    Hi Wondering if any one can comment on my experience with Haas I am new to CNC, have only used manual small machines in the past and had the opportunity to buy a near new Office mill OM2A. I contacted Haas and got them to inspect the mill and all was 100% had done only 180 hours. Got HAAS to...
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    Hi Note sure whats this is all about joined up but can not even figure out how to post or tread...

    Hi Note sure whats this is all about joined up but can not even figure out how to post or tread or what ever. I have rebuit a deckel FP1 from scratch . I am not sure i want to go through that again Hand scraping tapered gibs etc Lucky i have acontact that is an expert in this field and helped...

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