Cleaning up an old milling machine

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(09-17-2012, 10:53 PM)PixMan Wrote: Wow, that machine looks GOOD! It's a very heavy duty one with a 3HP spindle and 10x50 table if my guess is right.

So where are you located anyhow? I've never seen one that looks like that, with the Y-axis screw off-center like that. What brand is it?

I'm located in West Sacramento, Ca. The mill was built by Balding Engineering in England in the 60's or 70's. It is their light duty machine called "PAL" and was sold under the brand name of "Hunter Prince". It is powered with a 2/1 hp motor, whatever that means, motor made in "Jelly Old England". It is 230 volts, 3-phase, with no amperage listed and is a two speed motor. Table is 44" x 10" with an R8 spindle taper.

The Y-Axis screw is centered on the machine,probably the picture does not show the proper perspective.

The machine has been setting idle for about 5 years, the last owner had it for about ten years and only used it to cut notches in tubing for building sprint car chassis. Before that it was housed in a speed shop getting minor usage because the boss liked Bridgeports and had three of them.

For the last six month I have been looking for someone else who might have one of these to compare notes but so far only one gentleman in the Netherlands has come forward with knowledge of its's bigger brother the model VBRP.

That's about all I know about it at this time. Looking forward to getting it running but first have to figure out how to change all of the fluids.