Half nuts are prone to wear when hard turning, and I used to change them every 30 months or so, so you probably are looking at six or seven years.
The lathe is prone to wiper and scraper problems, so you can plan of pulling the apron about once a year for a really good cleaning and a light stoneing of the burrs the chips make.Original lathes used a multi piece wiper system in the apron, but there is an excellent one piece one out there from an after market supplier (don't remember who). I was thinking the spindle bore was 1.281", but have not messed with one in about five years. The Hardingh is probably one of the very best thread cutting machines I've ever seen! The only thing close to it is a Monarch "EE"". The lathe will hold up under hard turning operations when a typical jap lathe will be sold for scrap. It's just about the most accurate hand lathe I've ever seen, and you really need a good set of scales to take advantage of the accuracey.
I've rebuilt the slides on a couple of them in the past, and they can be a pain in the rear for no more than they are. The main issue is the lathe appears to have a 1.250" spindle bore.050" seems out of the question for room to work over a 1.200" barrel shank. That said I have a love affair with the Hardinge HLVH that I've had the pleasure to use on a few occasions. In short I am about 95% sure on going with a HAAS TL-1. The only thing I learned there was that better lathes are available than what we were issued.
#Hardinge hlv h lathe for sale plus
This has been a 5 year plus evolution that carried me through the Colorado School of Trades. I'm in the final process of buying my first lathe.
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