Hardinge HLVH-EM lathe for sale

[Harglo]

Any body looking for one of these gems?
Harvey

 

[MrMetric]

I think you will get more responses if you give information and probably pictures of what you have. An asking price is also useful.

 

[Charles Lamont]

And some indication as to where it is.

 

[Bamban]

I agree with the two responders. In addition, I would like to see your forum name spelled out on a plain white printing paper and included in every picture.

 

[Richard Hed]

Any body looking for one of these gems?
Harvey

i'M looking for one. What is it?

 

[Vietti]

I've seen Harvey's Hardinge restorations and they look great. If you want a REALLY nice lathe take a look.

John

 

[MrMetric]

That may well be true, but I think that it makes sense to provide as complete information as possible about any machine for sale. I'm not trying to be harsh, but it almost feels like the post was a "I have cool things, contact me and we can talk." That isn't especially productive. Frankly, I would *love* to know more, but I don't want to extract information piecemeal either. Does it come with tooling, is it restored, pictures, location, asking price, etc.... Those should all be kind of the minimum metrics for a post in a for sale section. Again, it is easy to sound grumpy on a post, so let me flat out say that I am not. My suggestions are solely meant as constructive and nothing else.

 

[Richard Hed]

That may well be true, but I think that it makes sense to provide as complete information as possible about any machine for sale. I'm not trying to be harsh, but it almost feels like the post was a "I have cool things, contact me and we can talk." That isn't especially productive. Frankly, I would *love* to know more, but I don't want to extract information piecemeal either. Does it come with tooling, is it restored, pictures, location, asking price, etc.... Those should all be kind of the minimum metrics for a post in a for sale section. Again, it is hard to sound grumpy on a post, so let me flat out say that I am not. My suggestions are solely meant as constructive and nothing else.

As for myself, this is more like "game playing". I won't participate.

 

[Harglo]

i'M looking for one. What is it?

Hello I will be showing some photos of this lathe shortly with some details
thanks
Harvey

 

[STEVEJ]

OH!!! I thought he said latte........ I don't want one now!

 

[stanstocker]

As for myself, this is more like "game playing". I won't participate.

Too late! You just played
Cheers,
Stan

 

[Richard Hed]

Too late! You just played
Cheers,
Stan

Nah. To play, one would have to ask relevant questions like: What is it, show photos, how much? etc. etc. etc.

 

[MrMetric]

The HLVH-EM is actually a very nice lathe. I snagged one several years ago. EM is just English/Metric for those that are curious. There are a few differences between this and a standard Hardinge HLVH. First, the compound and tailstock have dual reading dials in both metric and imperial. And the gearbox is longer. You can easily identify an EM because it has an extra knob on it so you can select, well, English or Metric! So, there are three knobs, not two. Functionally this extra knob just switches in and out the 127 tooth gear that you essentially keep permanently mounted in the change-gear box at the far left of the machine. Other than that, the machine is pretty much a stock HLV-H.
There wasn't a massive run of these machines so they are "rarer" but not extremely rare. The nice thing is that they are pretty much stock HLV-H machines otherwise, so parts are not difficult to find. Most are new enough that they have a DRO of some sort (I think Hardinge originally sold them with an Accurite system) on them. Most (probably all) have taper spindles, not threaded. It has a constantly variable headstock (reeve's belt system) and takes 5C collets. There is lots of storage in the right side of the base.

It sounds like Harvey is going to post photos and other information, which is great. I look forward to seeing them. But, I can say that the Hardinge is a nice machine to use. I really enjoy mine. If Harvey's is in good condition and such, it could be a welcome addition to someone's shop.