Thread: My workshop

Originally Posted by Bryan

Thanks Jan. If you need to have small machines they might as well be cool ones, and you seem to have a talent for finding those. That press is sweet. But do your back a favour and put it on a stand. I had seen the little mill in your earlier pics but wasn't sure what it was. I thought it was maybe a tool grinder. Never seen a mill with the motor mounted like that. Does it get in the way sometimes?

Hi Bryan,

I don't know if it's a talent, maybe I'm just stubborn enough to keep looking and trading untill I find the machine that fits my needs.

I agree with you about the press, it's a nice piece. That is one of the best things that can happen, finding something special while you're not looking for it.......
Paying only € 15.= for it just made it more fun...
I think you're right about putting it on a stand, but I have not worked out where to place it then.

The mill is a clever design.
It shows the 350 years experience of AI.
The stand is solid cast iron, and everything on top has its own place.
The mill table and the vertical column are made as one solid casting.
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The motor is placed on such a place, that the table can move without touching it.
I have never had a problem with the motor getting in the way.
Those guys knew what they were doing when they designed it......
Cheers, Jan

Hi Jan

I have one of those types of presses300520131519.jpg

After waiting some 16months for an order for a bullet swaging press to be manufactured and delivered, I salvaged one with approval from a clients storage rack. I was intending to convert it into a swager but my order turned up just in time...so that press now sits in my racking

I have taken out the hydraulics.

I know, I know, I promised to continue the description of the tools in my workshop.
But, there are some projects that have to be finished, because people were getting impatient.
I hope to be able to show you more about my die filer, my tool&cutter grinder and my drill press shortly.

But this week I spotted something on marktplaats (the Dutch version of Ebay) that got my attention.
Someone offered a Hembrug milling machine of the same type that I already own.
It was supposed to be in a sorry state, but the price was very tempting.
I thought it would be wise to buy it for spares (not that I need spares yet, the mill is built like the proverbial brick s***house), but you never know.

This morning I hooked up my little trailer and went to pick it up.

The seller used his forklift to put it on my little trailer, and I was forced to transport it vertically.
After a few kilometers I decided it was too top-heavy, so I parked the car on a parking place and it took me 2 hours to remove the heaviest items from the top.
I had barely enough tools with me, but I succeeded in removing the horizontal table, the vertical column and the motor and stowing these in the boot of my car.
After this it was more in balance, and the 100 km drive went smoothly from then on.

After unloading it I took a few pictures:

The base must weigh at least 200 kg.
It sure needs some TLC, a lot of cleaning and repainting, and total rewiring, should I choose to restore it.
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It looks like a pile of junk, but all the essential parts are here:

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This was the big surprise:
It was advertized as a horizontal milling machine, but when I looked inside the vertical milling head was there too!!!

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The bed and the column are dirty, but repairable.

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The motor is not tested yet, but I'm optimistic.
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It will take me some weeks to sort it all out, but I am quite sure this mill could run again.
The big question is:
Where do I put it?

Or will I restore all the parts and keep it disassembled and store it for spares?
I'm not sure yet.
I just know, that the vertical milling head alone is worth the money I spent on this whole machine.

To be continued...........

Cheers,
Jan