lgftsa
5th Sep 2016, 11:00 AM
I bought this mill in Cairns on the weekend, the history is that it sat in a shed for the last 25 years after the owner passed away, and he had bought it from a mining company which closed down an indeterminate time before that.
There's no slop in the V-ways, or backlash in the screws. The overarm has rusted on top over the years, but that will be replaced. The motor and shafts run very well, it has been greased before being put up for sale.
Other than some of the pulleys, there's no maker's makings at all on the machine. There's also no evidence of a nameplate having been removed. The casting quality is very average, with some freezing and rough edges along with a fairly rough surface.
Can anyone identify it? I've been through google images and lathes.co.uk and there's nothing that is close enough to be even a derivative.
364077
364078
364079
364080
364081
Regards, glen.
There's no slop in the V-ways, or backlash in the screws. The overarm has rusted on top over the years, but that will be replaced. The motor and shafts run very well, it has been greased before being put up for sale.
Other than some of the pulleys, there's no maker's makings at all on the machine. There's also no evidence of a nameplate having been removed. The casting quality is very average, with some freezing and rough edges along with a fairly rough surface.
Can anyone identify it? I've been through google images and lathes.co.uk and there's nothing that is close enough to be even a derivative.
364077
364078
364079
364080
364081
Regards, glen.