In article dX%zd.574471$wV.92948@attbi_s54, Abrasha says...

It is the same one, and ALL the specs in my manual are identical, except the
taper of the spindle, which says it is a #7 B&S taper.

Try a MT2 shank in the head. If hardinge screwed up and
fabricated the wrong dimensions on the collets, they *will*
take them back.

Jim


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