Hardinge DSMA

[Richcan22]

Picking up a DSMA Hardinge Lathe. Any set up info etc.. also Power bar loader pics if anyone made one. Mostly setup tooling etc..

 

[talvare]

I had no idea what a DSMA lathe was, so watched a Youtube video of one in operation. What a cool machine. Kind of a vintage mechanical CNC lathe.
What are you going to use it for ?

Ted

 

[Richcan22]

Going to try make a bunch of small parts for some ideas I want to sell but because of the time it takes to set up you need to do a bunch. Not like a lathe for one part here and there. But who knows how long set up takes going to be interesting. Have to pick it up bought without looking so hopefully works! Later CNC. Recently bought a turret lathe from guy then year later went to pick it up and he changed his mind selling so I started looking at Hardinge. Then wanted something could walk away and so second hand operation or something else but anyways can’t find video on set up one of these. If I remember 7 HP motor so should have some jam weighs about 3,000 lbs