HARDINGE FULL BEARING CARRIAGE look at the rigid carriage on this machine. It is one solid piece. No narrow bridge to connect long, slender carriage wings as on the ordinary "H" type carriage de- sign. A solid full bearing carriage means the cross slide and cutting tool have maximum support to withstand heavy cuts and high work speeds used for modern econo- mical machining with carbide tools. Notice also the long rugged full bearing cross slide for maximum accuracy on facing work. The carriage has a full bearing on the front dovetail; it has a full bearing on the top of the bed, and a full bearing on the rear dovetail.
The dovetail design of car- riage and bed ways means that all tool carrying slides are dovetailed together for maximum rigidity and accuracy. Dovetailing of compound and cross slides has been done for years - now Hardinge has all three dovetailed to- gether. The carriage dovetail bed ways are pressure lubricated. The easy operating snap-up clutches for the longitudinal and cross slide feed are properly located for convenient operation. The apron for carriage is of the double wall type completely enclosing precision gears and clutches. The entire carriage gear train runs in a sealed oil bath. 8