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At Dan's Machine Tool, Inc., we specialize in the repair and reconditioning of all types of metalworking equipment. Customers trust us to provide the critical repairs to their mills, lathes, iron workers, benders, and other machinery that keep production running. When a piece of equipment is down or not functioning properly, an experienced technician can make a visit to the customer’s facility in order to make an initial diagnosis. Depending on the severity of the issue, a repair may be made on-site or the equipment can be transferred to our facility.

For full rebuilds, equipment is cleaned, disassembled, and all components are evaluated for wear. Any belts, bushings, fasteners, and other wear parts are replaced as needed and structural repairs are completed to the frame and body. Ways can be ground parallel and hand scraped to factory tolerances. The machine can then be reassembled and tested to customer requirements. We can also repair and rebuild older equipment that most shops no longer support, including Bridgeport mills. Through our extensive used equipment network, we maintain a significant inventory of hard to find replacement parts salvaged from older machinery. For more information about our equipment repair and rebuilding capability, see the table below, or contact us directly.

Photo Gallery of Before & After Repairs & Rebuilds

LeBlond Lathe Rebuild

The rim repair lathe machine is a lathe specially designed for repairing the surface of the wheels. It can detect the surface curve of alloy wheel and generate the machining program automatically, and using the diamond cutter to repair the wheel end-face. After detection, the program will be automatically generated, it is very simple to. A lathe (/ leɪð /) is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis.

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Mori Seiki Lathe Repair & Rebuild

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Bridgeport Milling Machine Repair & Rebuild

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Project Showcase of Metalworking Equipment Repair & Rebuilds

Machines & Brands We Repair

Milling Machines

Acra
Bridgeport
Cincinnati
Clark

Kent
Jet
Lagun
All import milling machines

Lathes

Acra
Clark
Cadillac
Hardinge

Kent
Mori Seiki
LeBlond
Webb
All imported lathes

Surface Grinders

Boyar Schultz
Harig
Kent

Mitsui
All imports

Metalworking Equipment Repair & Rebuilding Capabilities

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Dan’s Machine Tool, Inc. offers Preventative Maintenance and Diagnostic Inspection for CNC and Manual Machinery:

MILLING MACHINES, GRINDERS, LATHES, BANDSAWS, DRILL PRESSES, PUNCH PRESSES, SHEAR AND BRAKES, ETC.

Our Preventative Maintenance can be performed Economically to Prevent equipment Breakdowns before they occur and notify you of potential Safety Issues!

The Maintenance and Diagnostic Inspection consist of multiple key steps that help prevent premature wear to vital components on your machinery. Our Diagnostic Inspection lets you know if your machinery is operating to Factory Tolerances and its full potential.

Our Preventative Maintenance and Diagnostic Inspection consist of:

Testing Axes, Spindles, Chucks, Tailstock, Leadscrews, Ball Screws and Bed Ways for excessive run out and backlash.

Ensure lubrication and hydraulic systems are dispensing properly. Draining and refilling lubrication and hydraulic reservoirs with new Grease, Way Lube and or Hydraulic Fluids. Also check the old lubrications for contaminants!

Run machinery to ensure all feeds, gears, motors and spindles etc. are operating freely and properly.

Check all electrical components, machinery conduit, on off switches, emergency switches and electrical cabinets to ensure operators safety!

During maintenance our mechanics will adjust gibs, lubrication fittings, handles, loose conduit and electrical connections. Also removing debris, excess grease and lubrication from the body and operating areas of the machinery.

Providing a complete diagnostic report to your company detailing findings.

PURCHASE ORDER REQUIRED, PLEASE CALL TO SCHEDULE

Wood Lathe Machine

OUR TERMS: NET ON COMPLETION

South Bend Lathe Works was founded in 1906 by the O'Brien twin brothers after they graduated from Purdue University in Indiana.

Within just a quarter of a century, South Bend Lathe Works became the largest manufacturer of precision metalworking lathes in the world with customers in more than 88 countries, and machines which were used in every type of industry including schools, home workshops and large manufacturers. A couple of very famous customers included Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Our largest customers are the US Navy and Army as well as many departments of our Government.

The passion which the O'Brien brothers had when they founded South Bend Lathes continues today and we are proud to boast that we have the largest selection of premium quality manual lathes in the world.

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Utilizing Meehanite bed castings, Allen Bradley controls, German and Japanese precision made bearings, we make sure that no aspect of the quality is compromised.

Read the full history of South Bend Lathes .

If it has the South Bend name on it, you will be proud to own it!