pic: my new mill

[colin340]

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[Bill_Hancoc]

ROFL...that is pretty cool. I wonder how precise it is. How much does it weigh? Any plans on what you are gonna make with it?

[Not2B]

I see a little electrolytic rust removal in someone's future!

[sanddrag]

Looks great to me. A little WD40 and steel wool and some elbow grease and that thing will be throwing chips again in no time. Nice find.

[Gabe]

Any manufacturer marks anywhere? Any idea when and where it was made?

Looks as if someone built it from scratch, and built it very well.

[Nitroxextreme]

Interesting Use of an I beam...whoever thought that up was half crazy-half genius

[Richard Wallace]

Judging by the photo composition -- part still-life, part landscape -- I'd guess this work of art was made by an industrious country boy who found the usual media (e.g., baling wire, fence posts) too limiting.

It certainly does look to be well built. It's bang-for-the-buck will be hard to beat.

[JaneYoung]

It's beautiful.

It would be neat if it had a long low whistle just for effect, esp. in that setting.

[colin340]

it weighs a-lot the base is 1.5 steel plate
as for precision one of the shims in the table is lose but i can fix that with flat-head screwdriver
it was built from scratch by some one with a lot of time and skill

i plan to complete a model steam engine that I purchased castings for

[Greg Needel]

Colin,
you have got to tell me the yard sales that you go to, all the ones i see have old kids toys and the occasional toaster oven. Even if you can't get that beast running the material alone is worth atleast what you paid for it. Nice find.

[Éowyn]

Oh, man. (drools)

I miss the machine shop!

[Not2B]

Originally Posted by colin340

it weighs a-lot the base is 1.5 steel plate
as for precision one of the shims in the table is lose but i can fix that with flat-head screwdriver
it was built from scratch by some one with a lot of time and skill

i plan to complete a model steam engine that I purchased castings for

After you finish the steam engine, how cool would it be to covert the mill over to steam power?

[Bill_Hancoc]

Originally Posted by Not2B

After you finish the steam engine, how cool would it be to covert the mill over to steam power?

And have it mill out a Model train...lol
Steam Power Shall prevail

[colin340]

i can't find a on/off switch so i guess i will have to play electrician i would also like to add a big red kill switch

[D.Fahringer]

Originally Posted by Not2B

After you finish the steam engine, how cool would it be to covert the mill over to steam power?

Once converted to steam power how about converting it to CNC operation with a retrofit servo or stepper motor conversion that will run off a P.C. with Artsoft Mach3 as the controller? Great day in the morning! Yee hah!

DF