Cincinnati 2MI Universal mill

[MattH]

Do t tell me that.... Today of all days.

Remember mate, a mill with no quill is a damn sight better than a quill with no mill!

 

[Northumbrian]

Do t tell me that.... Today of all days.

I'm saving up for a Jig borer

 

[MattH]

I'm saving up for a Jig borer

I want a horizontal borer but only because I watch to many Abom videos.

 

[Northumbrian]

I want a horizontal borer but only because I watch to many Abom videos.

Ah so you're in the market for a Kearns S type, then

 

[MattH]

I thought this was an amusing side by side: The R8 Taper used in my BridgePort mill sat next to the ISO50 taper used in the Cincinnati.

 

[MattH]

Sorry INT50.

 

[Maker]

Sorry INT50.

They're the same thing.

 

[MattH]

They're the same thing.

Apart from a pull stud!

 

[Maker]

Apart from a pull stud!

I didn't know that. The taper is the same though, isn't it?

 

[MattH]

I didn't know that. The taper is the same though, isn't it?

Yep, ISO as far as I am aware is the CNC version for toolchangers. So the only real difference is the inclusion of a stud.

 

[Dieselman 63]

What a machine! Just taken delivery of my Fobco Star, similar thing in that the shipping was more than the machine and it's still a billy bargain. How much does it weigh out of interest? Must be close to a tonne?

 

[Wendelspanswick]

My guess is 1450kg as my Kunming weighs 1100kg and it's not as big as the Cincinnati.

 

[MattH]

Weight is around 4500lbs so a little over 2 ton.

 

[Burdekin]

That’s a a wee bit heavier than my Harrison. My lucky wife came on a road trip to pick it up from Englandshire, we had to push the trailer in to the side of the workshop in the snow. Lifted it off the trailer with a makeshift set-up and then we wheeled it around and into the workshop.

 

[MattH]

That a bit prettier than the 2MI, I think I'm going to have to repaint it.

 

[Burdekin]

2MI is certainly more industrial. The wee Harrison is a lovely made machine and in A1 condition.

 

[MattH]

I'm going to enjoy having power feeds and rapids to all three axis. Hopefully that is all working as fault finding the hydraulic system would not be a lot of fun.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

My lucky wife came on a road trip....

And she's lucky.......why?

I think I'm going to have to repaint it.

There's a lot of that going on at the moment......

 

[MattH]

There's a lot of that going on at the moment......

Bit more of a job than on the little Myford. I hate painting with a passion as well.

 

[Burdekin]

And she's lucky.......why?

To get to spend some quality time with her husband. ;-)