Damned shame on the location:mad:, be down the road tomorrow (if there was one).:whistle: Dad bought his new around 1976-1978, and to be honest it looked exactly the same (why change a winning formula?), barring a DRO. Fond memories of that first turret mill I worked, hope you get your price...
Now THAT takes me back a bit, the old fella had one of those and an Ajax universal in the shop for a good few years - decent machinery and a good Bridgeport alternative!
they get sold onto the second hand market and people struggle with them :(
Wise words:clapping: As stormin and Jugs point out, be careful with a used or abused one, not cheap to rectify, especially the cone-drive types. The K & T if you're not short of room, need the oomph and it meets...
Saved the pennies and got the Portamig:ashamed:, don't regret it at all. The Clarke's are good machines, especially for the price, but the Portamig is so easy to set up, and the results are out of line with my abilities:cool: Will post a thread when the workshop goes on line leccy-wise...
big, solid & lots of cast iron is what you want... :hug:
...and how, you can make solid one's accurate for relatively little outlay, but it's amazing how soon you run out out of machining capacity at the smaller end;)
The advice on here is good, best of luck with the search for a good 'un:D
Hi Gav, no it's not the cure-all on old bodywork (damn!). Have taken some shim stock from work and run a good 8" with no problem and minimal distortion, but car stuff is still hit-and-miss due to variable thickness, more technique than just machine setting. Great on consistent material, but...
That takes me back storming, does anyone still do them? Not as quick as the more rudimentry methods, but the hole would be reasonably accurate and a decent finish. C'mon Al, do the CNC plasma - I wouldn't know where to start with one of them!:o
Am off at the moment unfortunately, but the importers in the uk are a company called Fondera (some pics on website), the maker's are Delta Custom Tools. Hope this helps.
A Delta, may as well copy one of the best, simple and robust. All depends on how many heads a day you'll be testing and whether commercial or car, a basic copy will get you by for the odd few, to make a copy to around the same standard, it'll need jigging and quality steel...good luck fella...