08-21-2013, 04:49 PM
It can be used for any horizontal milling work you can think of, I have seen them cutting gears, splines, even dovetail ways and slab milling flat surfaces. It's just that they aren't much use for drilling and you have to get your head out of "Bridgeport mode" to make best use of them.
If you are wondering why the "milling arbour head" is on a set of it's own ways many similar machines were supplied with a vertical milling head. I have also seen these adapted with a grinding arbour and used as a kind of tool and cutter grinder.
It is at least a big chunk of cast iron with ways and a table that would make a good foundation for any custom machine tool.
Regards
Rick
If you are wondering why the "milling arbour head" is on a set of it's own ways many similar machines were supplied with a vertical milling head. I have also seen these adapted with a grinding arbour and used as a kind of tool and cutter grinder.
It is at least a big chunk of cast iron with ways and a table that would make a good foundation for any custom machine tool.
Regards
Rick
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