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Babin Machine -The Hardinge toolroom lathe specialists
Founded in 1959, Babin Machine Tool has been specializing in the service, rebuild and restoration of Hardinge lathes for over 60 years. Our experienced team of engineers and machinists has a deep understanding of Hardinge machines (HLV-H toolroom lathes), ensuring that each rebuild meets the highest standards of quality and performance.
Full or partial rebuilding available - Picture shows a fully
Rebuilding a Hardinge HLV lathe, rebuilding a "Classic"
Have your Hardinge HLV tool room lathe rebuilt to new machine "feel" and high quality appearance. Rebuilding process includes complete disassembly, hand scraping of gibs and ways, grinding of carriage for new look appearance, new precision spindle bearings, new high gloss paint, refitting to "new" tolerances, etc.
Some rebuilt examples
Fully rebuilt Hardinge HLV-H equipt with the Babin Servo Threading attachment, an Acu-Rite DRO and a custom light
Partially rebuilt example with no paint job.
As all rebuilds (partial or full rebuild), the machine gets disassembled, thoroughly examined, cleaned, gibs and ways scraped, parts changed as needed, everything fitted, aligned, etc. to restore that new Hardinge feel and precision.
Fully rebuilt example
Before and after - a partial rebuild example
Some Recent Testimonials
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Mornin Paul,
They finally moved the rebuilt lathe to the tool room, unwrapped her, and starting wiring her up..
And WOW! She is a BEAUT!!! Everything looks like its brand new –
For me on a personal/sentimental note, it’s incredible to see this old machine that had given such a life of service
not only given in a new life/second life, but it many ways its better than its ever been - with the servo threading, digital read out, LED lights
I took some pics of the old lathe, and the new one – they don’t do the transformation justice as far as im concerned..
Now I just have to convince them to send the second lathe out to you!