Horizontal mill?

ukracer · Oct 28, 2014

Maker said:
It does have that but it's smaller, facing straight up and on the other side of the apron.

They must be different between the Colchester Master and the Colchester Master 2500.

Maker · Oct 29, 2014

What about an Elliott Omnimill 00? It's £500 but with no bids and it ends soon so I might be able to make an offer

. It looks very versatile with both vertical and horizontal heads and the vert one can be tilted and slid and it has a quill feed.
I have messaged the seller of the Harrison posted here earlier about the table being straightened up, maybe I'll bid on that.

ukracer · Oct 29, 2014

HAve you thought about something like this?

I cant seem to find one in the UK however so they might not be available ...but they seem to have a lot of movement/throw etc.

Wedg1e · Oct 29, 2014

Maker said:
What about an Elliott Omnimill 00? It's £500 but with no bids and it ends soon so I might be able to make an offer. It looks very versatile with both vertical and horizontal heads and the vert one can be tilted and slid and it has a quill feed.
I have messaged the seller of the Harrison posted here earlier about the table being straightened up, maybe I'll bid on that.

Omnimill 00? Get it bought!

Some info here (if you haven't already seen it)...

http://www.lathes.co.uk/elliottmillers/page2.html

Wendelspanswick · Oct 29, 2014

As above, I was looking at Elliot Omnimills before I got my Deckel copy.

Maker · Oct 29, 2014

ukracer said:
HAve you thought about something like this?

I cant seem to find one in the UK however so they might not be available ...but they seem to have a lot of movement/throw etc.

Do you mean the fact that it's CNC or that it's benchtop? I'm really not a fan of either :dontknow:

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Wedg1e said:
Omnimill 00? Get it bought!

Some info here (if you haven't already seen it)...

http://www.lathes.co.uk/elliottmillers/page2.html

I had seen that but I hadn't had a really good look through it until now. It looks like a great machine and it would be perfect for a small workshop. Any ideas to move it? Obviously hire a trailer with a ramp but what about getting it on and off the trailer? Could we tip it enough to get 2 round bars under it and roll it Egyptian style :cool:

and strap it down? Or could it be laid down for moving?

Maker · Oct 29, 2014

Looking on trailer hire websites and I see they do a tipper trailer. Do you think it would be a good idea to get one, tip it up, strap the mill to it, lower it back down and then slide it further onto the trailer?

Maker · Oct 29, 2014

It ends tomorrow evening so I really need some replies. I think the best and easiest idea would be to but this engine hoist, lift the mill with it and lower it onto the legs of the hoist, roll onto the trailer take it off the hoist and strap it down. Sound like a good idea?

Spark plug · Oct 29, 2014

Maker said:
Looking on trailer hire websites and I see they do a tipper trailer. Do you think it would be a good idea to get one, tip it up, strap the mill to it, lower it back down and then slide it further onto the trailer?

A tipping trailer isn't a good idea as the bed tends to be very heigh, your best bet would be a plant trailer or car trailer with the bed as low as possible.

brightspark · Oct 29, 2014

Spark plug said:
A tipping trailer isn't a good idea as the bed tends to be very heigh, your best bet would be a plant trailer or car trailer with the bed as low as possible.

thats what i used to move mine

Maker · Oct 29, 2014

You mean like the special offer on this page? I need to ask the only person I know with a tow bar If she would mind towing such a big trailer. Oh and if she would mind driving down from Papworth, I haven't even asked her yet

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Maker · Oct 29, 2014

There's a place near me, MTM plant hire, who do a 15CWT trailer for only £10 per day. What does CWT mean and is it be suitable to carry a half ton mill?

brightspark · Oct 29, 2014

Maker said:
There's a place near me, MTM plant hire, who do a 15CWT trailer for only £10 per day. What does CWT mean and is it be suitable to carry a half ton mill?

i might be wrong but is it 3/4 of a tonne 15 hundredweight

Paul. · Oct 29, 2014

Maker said:
There's a place near me, MTM plant hire, who do a 15CWT trailer for only £10 per day. What does CWT mean and is it be suitable to carry a half ton mill?

CWT means hundredweight, a hundredweight is 112 pounds, there are 2240 pounds or 20 CWT to the ton (not tonne) so as BS says 3/4 of a ton

Maker · Oct 29, 2014

Of course, hundredweight :doh:

. I'll phone them tomorrow and find out the height of the bed and some other stuff.

What's the difference between a ton and a tonne? Is one metric?

Paul. · Oct 29, 2014

Maker said:
Of course, hundredweight. I'll phone them tomorrow and find out the height of the bed and some other stuff.

What's the difference between a ton and a tonne? Is one metric?

Yes,
imperial ton,
metric tonne

Maker · Oct 29, 2014

TIG Paul said:
Yes,
imperial ton,
metric tonne

So: ton = 2000lbs
tonne = 1000kgs ?

Maker · Oct 30, 2014

What do you think of using the SGS engine hoist in my earlier post? It has a warranty so when I'm done I'll return it and tell them something like I didn't like the quality of it. :laughing:

It's like free hire :laughing:

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Paul. · Oct 30, 2014

Maker said:
So: ton = 2000lbs
tonne = 1000kgs ?

2000lbs is an american ton, also called a short ton. proper tons (ours) are 2240lbs

Maker · Oct 30, 2014

Where can I attach straps to the machine both to lift it and to hold it down?

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