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Originally Posted by Professor Moriarty
Some day I will get over to see that old relic. Right out of Sutter's Mill  . I enjoy old school machines. Like Lu said they don't build them like they used to. Nice heavy castings make for nice machines. I run a 1962 Hardinge tool room lathe nightly and that sucker is as good as the day it was made. BTW nice plug George. Paul
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Those Hardinge lathes were the best money could buy. I worked part time years ago boring gear blanks to +.0002 -.0001 and it was a snap!
Most of the older machine were solid!!!