LIDKÖPING 2C — Centreless Grinding Machine (1975)
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Description
Centreless grinding machine by Lidköpings Mekaniska Verkstads AB (Sweden) for through-feed and in-feed (plunge) grinding. Classic mechanical-hydraulic design without CNC: grey cast iron base, grinding wheel and regulating wheel with the workrest blade between them, belt drive with two speed steps selected by change pulleys. Until recently the machine was connected and in use at a precision shop in Swabia roughly once a month; it was released purely for space reasons. It comes with an unusually complete set of accessories: 14 grinding wheels and 4 regulating wheels, 4 mounting flanges and 28 workrest blades — so the machine is ready to work without further purchasing. For the 2C series, service, spare parts and overhaul are still available in Germany and from the brand owner in Sweden.
Technical data
Type
Centreless grinding machine, through-feed and in-feed grinding
Manufacturer / series
Lidköpings Mekaniska Verkstads AB, Sweden — type 2C (per name plate)
Year of manufacture
1975 (per previous owner)
Grinding diameter
0.1 – 60 mm (per manufacturer data for the series)
Recommended working range, through-feed
approx. Ø 1 – 25 mm (per manufacturer data for the series)
Max. length, in-feed grinding
100 mm (per manufacturer data for the series)
Grinding wheel
Ø 305 × max. 102 × Ø 127 mm (per manufacturer data for the series)
Regulating wheel
Ø 254 × max. 102 × Ø 127 mm (per manufacturer data for the series)
Grinding spindle speeds
2 steps via change pulleys; upper step approx. 2,850 rpm per the machine's drive table (series data: 2,220 / 2,840 rpm)
Drive motor
1,500 rpm (per the machine's drive table)
Pulley/wheel assignment per drive table
pulley 3-103812 → wheel Ø 305 – 230 mm · pulley 3-103813 → wheel Ø 230 – 176 mm
Total connected load
approx. 6 – 6.6 kW (8 – 9 HP, per manufacturer data for the series) — to be checked against the rating plate on arrival
Control
Conventional, relay control in a separate cabinet — no CNC
Hydraulics
Separate hydraulic power unit with tank, pump, filter, pressure gauge and ASEA three-phase motor, 3~, 50 Hz (per motor rating plate)
Workpiece feed
Feed chute for through-feed operation, mounted on the machine
Accessories included
14 grinding wheels · 4 mounting flanges · 4 regulating wheels · 28 workrest blades (per the previous owner's list, photos available) — we check the dimensions and condition of the wheels on arrival
Packages for transport
machine + 3 pallets: accessories 1,200 × 1,000 × 800 mm / 330 kg · control cabinet 800 × 600 × 2,200 mm / 280 kg · hydraulic unit 800 × 600 × 1,000 mm / 120 kg — total shipment weight approx. 4,530 kg
Loading
At our premises the machine stands on a wooden base and is loaded onto your vehicle by forklift — included in the price. For crane lifting, the sling diagram from the LMV factory manual for the 2C series is available to us
Machine dimensions L × W × H
2,000 × 1,200 × 2,000 mm (per previous owner's loading data) — footprint of the basic machine per manufacturer approx. 1,950 × 1,100 mm
Weight
approx. 3,800 kg (machine alone, per previous owner's loading data 08/2026) — the series figure of approx. 2,300 kg refers to the basic machine without attachments
Condition
Used, in operation at the previous owner until recently (approx. once a month) and connected to power; released for space reasons. Control cabinet, hydraulic unit and accessories are already strapped and ready for shipment
Geometry / grinding accuracy
open — no acceptance protocol available; test grinding possible by prior arrangement
Machine strengths
- Centreless grinding needs no centring and no clamping fixture: the part rests on the workrest blade between grinding and regulating wheel — set-up time per part is practically zero, giving very short cycle times in series production
- A set of accessories that rarely comes with a used machine of this class: 14 grinding wheels, 4 regulating wheels, 4 mounting flanges and 28 workrest blades. The workrest blade is the wear part that defines the workpiece size — 28 of them cover a wide diameter range and save you a custom-made blade on the very first job
- Through-feed and in-feed operation in one machine: bars, pins and rollers run through, shouldered parts are plunge-ground
- Purely mechanical-hydraulic design without CNC — no control electronics that can be discontinued; maintainable with standard components
- Heavy grey cast iron structure of approx. 2.3 t on a footprint of only about 1.95 × 1.10 m — the mass works as damping while the space requirement stays small
- Two speed steps via change pulleys, with the assignment to wheel diameter documented directly on the machine's drive table — cutting speed can be kept in range even as the wheel is dressed down
- Relay control in a walk-up cabinet: clear, measurable, repairable without special diagnostics
- Service, spare parts and overhaul for the 2C series are still available — from a specialist in Germany and from the brand owner in Sweden
Typical applications
- →Pins, bolts, dowel pins and parallel pins — through-feed grinding to final diameter
- →Shafts, axles and round bars in series, also as preparation for cylindrical grinding between centres
- →Rollers, sleeves and bushings — outside diameter in a single pass
- →Tubes and bar stock to size and roundness
- →Shouldered parts with collar or step — by in-feed (plunge) grinding
- →Rework and repair of precision parts in tool shops and contract manufacturing
Scope of delivery
- ✓Machine complete: grinding wheel head, regulating wheel head with workrest blade, grey cast iron base, change-pulley drive with speed table
- ✓Separate control cabinet with relay control and compressed-air service unit — fully equipped as shown in the photos
- ✓Separate hydraulic power unit with ASEA motor, pump, filter and tank
- ✓Feed chute for through-feed operation — mounted on the machine
- ✓14 grinding wheels and 4 mounting flanges
- ✓4 regulating wheels
- ✓28 workrest blades in a wooden case, plus one blade holder
- ✓Complete machine documentation of the previous owner — already packed and supplied with the machine
- ✓Transport-safe packing on 3 pallets, loading onto your truck included
- ✓Not included: extraction unit — at the previous owner the machine was connected to a central shop extraction system
Optional on request
- +Demonstration, test grinding and measurement — by arrangement: the machine arrives in Velten in the first week of September 2026; setting it up and commissioning it for a demonstration is carried out by an external service partner. We agree the effort and cost with you in advance.
- +Commissioning and instruction at your site — via an external service partner, cost on request
- +Detailed technical inspection report
- +Transport to your facility (Incoterms 2020)
Direct inquiry
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