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Picked this up yesterday for a great price. It's in excellent condition considering it works perfect & does not have any missing or damaged parts. Only thing wrong with it is a worn power cord & 1 missing chuck. I plan to put a tapping head on it anyway. Some of these actually came with tapping heads, Burgmaster labeled Tapmatics.
The way it works is only the spindle facing down rotates when powered on, at the end of the return stroke, the turret automatically changes to the next spindle. One of those pre NC machines. Pretty cool & I had to have it. Made here in Los Angeles. I plan on restoring it but I'll see how it looks cosmetically after I clean here up. I will be going through all the mechanicals though.
To see one in action check out this video by Tom Lipton. Looks like I got the same one he has.
The way it works is only the spindle facing down rotates when powered on, at the end of the return stroke, the turret automatically changes to the next spindle. One of those pre NC machines. Pretty cool & I had to have it. Made here in Los Angeles. I plan on restoring it but I'll see how it looks cosmetically after I clean here up. I will be going through all the mechanicals though.
To see one in action check out this video by Tom Lipton. Looks like I got the same one he has.