Hello all,
I have an old Hardinge VMC 1000 that did not have any pressure on the drawbar when a pressure gauge was inserted into the chuck. Pulled drawbar and inspected all spring washers and only found 4 bad washers. I did call Hardinge and tried to order new spring washers and they informed me that Clausing now handles Hardinge machines. Waited on Clausing to try and find the part # so I could order the whole set of spring washers. That was earlier in December. So, I decided to swap...
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I have an old Hardinge VMC 1000 that did not have any pressure on the drawbar when a pressure gauge was inserted into the chuck. Pulled drawbar and inspected all spring washers and only found 4 bad washers. I did call Hardinge and tried to order new spring washers and they informed me that Clausing now handles Hardinge machines. Waited on Clausing to try and find the part # so I could order the whole set of spring washers. That was earlier in December. So, I decided to swap...
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