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The nicest i have seen - sasquatch - 02-22-2013
The nicest small mill/drill i have seen, look here:
http://www.lathes.co.uk/nora/
RE: The nicest i have seen - Hawkeye - 02-22-2013
What is that - the world's smallest production knee mill? That is just plain cool.
RE: The nicest i have seen - sasquatch - 02-23-2013
Some great engineering in that machine, a lot of thought was given to the construction, pretty rare, but pretty nice also.
RE: The nicest i have seen - Arbalest - 02-23-2013
Very clever idea on the semi circular dovetail!
RE: The nicest i have seen - TomG - 02-23-2013
Interesting design although VERY small. The table is 3 3/8" x 8 5/8". I like the curved dovetail column as well. It definitely looks like a well built machine for its size.
Tom
RE: The nicest i have seen - Sunset Machine - 02-23-2013
Looks really flimsy and it has a 3-phase 1/4HP motor. I'm having trouble visualizing where/how it would be used. Decorative work?
RE: The nicest i have seen - EdK - 02-23-2013
(02-23-2013, 02:10 PM)Sunset Machine Wrote: Looks really flimsy and it has a 3-phase 1/4HP motor. I'm having trouble visualizing where/how it would be used. Decorative work?
Clock-making is what I envision something like that being used for.
Ed
RE: The nicest i have seen - Sunset Machine - 02-23-2013
The tiny 3-phase motor says 2nd op in an industrial setting of some sort, but with only 3 speeds and that flimsy arm it doesn't seem very industrial. It can't weigh much more than 100 lbs, but 3-phase kinda ties it to one spot. Puzzling, no?
Very interesting.
RE: The nicest i have seen - Sunset Machine - 02-23-2013
Check out the Ames Triplex link - it's a 3-in-1 machine weighing 500 lbs. Threadcutting was done by sliding the spindle...