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  1. Harold Mulder

    Can Someone ID this lathe? Leader 1560?

    There is a Leader machine tools selling lathes out of India. There is also a Leader 1660 for sale on Ebay at this link through Wheeler machinery sales. It has a lot of similarities to the OP's possible purchase. Harold
  2. Harold Mulder

    Hardinge Quick Change Cataract Manual ?

    Thanks for posting a picture of your lathe. I do not have that serial number in the registry of known examples. If click on my user name please start a conversation and I can email you all the electronic files we have on these lathes. thanks Harold
  3. Harold Mulder

    Van Norman dividing head

    This link to a document infers that there is a thread to attach the Chuck or faceplate HHM
  4. Harold Mulder

    Vintage Hendey Lathe Parts

    This link will give you a little more info on the lathe. Looks to be a 1920's era ECM lathe which matches the picture in the link above.
  5. Harold Mulder

    Pratt and Whitney

    Page 29 of the document that you find at this link shows a lathe similiar to yours. This catalogue is from 1911 and comes via the Vintage Machinery website. Best of luck in the restoration. Harold
  6. Harold Mulder

    Britannia mod number 5

    You can check out Tony's site here There are a few pages showing various Britannia lathes. He even mentions that there is a book that is available with information on these lathes. HHM
  7. Harold Mulder

    Lathe identification

    Trader Machinery I see is still in business. Give them a call maybe somebody there can tell you where it came from and who built it. Harold
  8. Harold Mulder

    Help identifying split-bed lever action cross slide

    Check out Boley lathes on Tony's site. German made lathes I had one and got the manual but sold the lathe 10 years ago and eventually got rid of the manual. Bed was similiar to Hardinge. HHM
  9. Harold Mulder

    G & E 16" shaper

    50$ for all that Maple Wish I had been at that auction HHM
  10. Harold Mulder

    Hardinge lathe,

    I've sent a conversation request as well so we'll see what comes of it. Harold
  11. Harold Mulder

    Hardinge lathe,

    Started a conversation Phil so next you log in click on the envelope to the right of your name (top right corner) and read my note to you. Harold
  12. Harold Mulder

    Hardinge lathe,

    Phil I have list of all the known Hardinge Cataract Quick Change lathes that we've managed to find in a list. At the moment it encompasses about 50 serial numbers. I have some "sales" manuals that I could email you but there is no real maintenance manual or usage manual that I'm aware of. If you...
  13. Harold Mulder

    Help identify angle measuring tool

    Here's a link to a page from a swiss company showing a more modern version. Unfortunately does not say what used for. HHM
  14. Harold Mulder

    Van norman #2 duplex mill

    I have a Van Norman #10 which is I believe quite similar to a #2. According to the sales bulletin on my mill the speeds at the head are, 40/81/112/205/272/500 depending on which size pulley and whether in High/Low. Hope this helps HHM
  15. Harold Mulder

    Gears for a 150 year old mill

    This thread brings back memories from the mid eighties when I was in the Military at CFB Trenton here in Ontario. I had just acquired 6 black walnut logs and ended up bringing them to a gentleman named Walter Twiddy in Stockdale Ontario about 15km north of Trenton. Walter owned and ran a Water...
  16. Harold Mulder

    Hardinge Cataract Quick Change lathe questions

    Thanks for posting pictures of your lathe. You definitely have well tooled up system. A lot of the items you have are hard to come by. For info I now have about 60 serial numbers catalogued of lathes that still survive. However some serial numbers are hard to confirm as there was never any...
  17. Harold Mulder

    1872 Brainard Standard No 3 Universal Horizontal Milling Machine

    There is a foundry in Grimsby Ontario that does cast iron. I used them 8-10 years ago to have Steady rests and shelf brackets cast for my Hardinge Cataract Lathe. Here is their link. You could contact them and see if they still would be willing to do something along the lines of what you want...
  18. Harold Mulder

    Hendey Planer restoration

    Those must be some really strong casters holding up that machine :D :D Harold
  19. Harold Mulder

    Bickett Milling Machine

    Tony here is what I found on the Web maybe this will be of use Vintage Machinery site PM site thread #1 Vintage Machinery site #2 Sorry could not be of further help HHM
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