This followed me home today.

[Pete O]

   
   

Victoria U1 or U2 universal mill. I haven't been able to exactly identify the model yet, seems to be a U1 from 1959 onwards, I'll have to search the serial numbers to find out exactly. It was on eBay, I went and had a look at it last week before the auction ended, liked the machine but the starting price was a little high for me; anyway it didn't get a bid, so I offered the guy his starting price if he would throw in a 6" vice that he had listed separately. Done deal, picked it up this morning an hour from home and now it's sitting on my trailer in the shed.

   

   

Has a carbide insert face mill in the head


   

The table swivels, I'm a bit puzzled as to what this feature would be used for
   

I believe the motor is 2hp, I have a 3hp motor spare that will be used as a phase converter to run the mill. I will definitely be going over the electricals before connecting this machine to any power source;
   
   

Someone has very helpfully painted over most of the plates on the machine that might have once displayed model numbers etc. The serial number is there in the motor room though so shouldn't be hard to follow up.
   

Loose bits and bobs, being named Victoria I suppose it's only natural that it comes with a skirt; these were sold in the USA as 'Elliot' so I assume they wore trousers over there. There are no bushes for the horizontal shaft, shouldn't be too difficult to make those.
   

The vice needs a bit of a clean up.
   

Actually the whole machine needs a bit of a clean up, no surprises there. It came with a years supply of chips .
It has power feed on 3 axes, although there appears to be a component missing that may be part of the z axis drive, haven't had time to investigate that yet. I particularly like the way the vertical head is stepped up, gives it a good useable height under the spindle.
I haven't figured out how I'm going to unload this machine from the trailer yet, I may do it piece by piece and clean it up as I go. I don't think my engine crane will lift it. I'd be keen for some advice about where to sling it from if I do decide to lift it off complete?
Anyway I'm one happy camper, this happened a lot sooner than I thought it would. The seller is an ex toolmaker who buys out factory closing down sales, certainly no shortage of those in Australia over the past several years. He had a lot of nice machines in his warehouse, told me he mostly exports what he buys. Not this baby!