The other reason I think it's Boxford is that the college disposed of both a TCL and an old HMC not so long ago.... Whereas to the best of my knowledge they've never had a Hardinge... they threw the chuck bercause the HSE policy at the college means that the lecturers there (two time-served tool makers and a fitting foreman with collectively about 100 years experience in industry) aren't allowed to maintain the tools, they have to be sent off so someone else can do it..... chrisc > -----Original Message----- > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Shep > Sent: 09 April 2008 11:30 > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Trying to identify origin of a chuck > > I have no knowledge of any Hardinge models, other than the HLV-H, which I > have. I believe that the latest models of this range changed over to > screw-nosed mandrels - so it is quite possible that the chuck may be for > one > of these or for any of their more esoteric models. Sorry - this muddies > the water, rather than helps with the chuck identification! > > Cheers! Hubert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:50 AM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Trying to identify origin of a chuck > > > > What about their capstans, or less common models? > > Did all of them have a tapered nose? > > Alam > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:54 PM > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Trying to identify origin of a chuck > > > > > > I would be surprised if it was Hardinge - as most of their lathes have a > > tapered, instead of a screwed mandrel nose. > > > > Cheers! Hubert > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the > subject > > line. > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachment, is confidential. If you have received it in error, do not use or disclose the information in any way, notify me immediately, and please delete it from your system. ________________________________________________________________________ MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.