Monday, March 7, 2011

Back at it !


Sorry for the long lapse in posting - we had some super-secret prototype development in the works that could not be posted. Then, there was SHOT show - which was very productive. Winter has been rough here - seems like I spent as much time plowing snow as machining.

Last few weeks have been very busy acquiring some new machinery. First up is the 1941 Brown & Sharpe Horizontal Mill - It is a "#2 Plain - light type"... all 3500lbs of it ! This machine came from a small one-man shop in Montague Ma. It was not too bad to move - I hired a rollback tow-truck. The winch pulled it up, and gravity did the work getting it down ! Then I moved it into position by rolling it on pipes. A friend helped mem lower it the final inch and level it.

It came with a decent selection of NMTB 40 arbors. This machine is going to be AWESOME for squaring up stock. It runs great. I had to install a 3-phase rotary converter to power it up. This machine was built back when machinery had real "beauty" to it. Nice curves, brass plates, sturdy parts, and very little concern for safety ! You have to reach over the spinning cutter to shut it off !

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