Greetings From Nashville, Tn

[Kenlew]

Hi- I am new to this forum and new to metalworking. Most of my experience has been in woodworking. I recently purchased a business that supplies hardware to people restoring old wooden machinist chests. As part of the assets I purchased a 1953 Hardinge ESM-59 Secondary Operation machine. I need to learn how to make parts so I am hoping others here can help me. Many of these parts are small and I am assuming that the machining techniques will be similar to model engine parts.

 

[hoytglagwell]

Hello Kenlew, I would be interested in getting together and seeing what you need to accomplish, and sharing common interests. I am located in White House, Tn. about 25 miles north of downtown Nashville.

 

[gus]

Warm Welcome from faraway Singapore.

Drove to OperaLand from Campbellsville,Ky way back in 1986 with some PR China Engineers.
Tennessee is a great state.

 

[Tin Falcon]

Many of these parts are small and I am assuming that the machining techniques will be similar to model engine parts.

That Hardige lathe is a fine piece of machinery. Properly tooled and set up will crank out copies of a part quickly. You need to do some major homework on the tooling and how to set up and operate a turret lathe or capstan lathe.
i would strart looking on google books or https://archive.org/

This a different way of machining from what most of us do but I expect folks here will do as much as they can to help.
Tin

 

[AussieJimG]

Welcome Kenlew, I have happy memories of Tennessee. A friend of mine lives out at Springfield.

Jim

 

[Kenlew]

Jim : I am about 20 miles from Springfield. Actually drove thru there yesterday, going to Clarksville.

 

[wespete66]

Welcome (from a fellow newb) That's a nice looking lathe you have there! Have you gotten it up and running yet? I really like seeing a well cared for vintage piece of machinery.

 

[Kenlew]

Welcome (from a fellow newb) That's a nice looking lathe you have there! Have you gotten it up and running yet? I really like seeing a well cared for vintage piece of machinery.

Yes. It is running. No chips yet. Just got it almost set up last night.

 

[gus]

How I wished having a machineshop ten times larger than my balcony shop and have some more machine tools. Worked on Japanese Capstan lathes during my young days in the 50s.
Hi Ken. Looks like you could go into biz making small parts for our popular DIY engines.
The Hardinge looks brand new.

 

[Kenlew]

Gus- Hardinge is a 1953 model. Got it almost set up to run drawer knobs for machinist chests. Several other parts to figure out how to set up and run. What types of parts do people need for DIY engines?