G. Dufour Universal Milling Machine

Hi Mark,
thank you,
from my initial observations, i'm leaning towards putting her back to work for the time being.
i have run her for testing purposes and have not heard cause for alarm.
if accuracy or necessity dictates a full scrape job, then so be it.
if i have my choice, i'll get to have some fun playing with it before i rip it all apart.
if she can get a couple paying jobs to offset the costs before teardown, that would be great!!!
 
Mike -

I also know a bit of French. Not fluent, but I get by. Technical French is doubly tricky, but am always willing to try (and I know a few people who are way better than I am).

Google translate might also be helpful...?

Cheers,

gary
 
Mike -

I also know a bit of French. Not fluent, but I get by. Technical French is doubly tricky, but am always willing to try (and I know a few people who are way better than I am).

Google translate might also be helpful...?

Cheers,

gary

Hi Gary,
i know your meaning with "Technical French", google translate has left a lot to be desired.
luckily, a couple members of the French Machine Forum- Usinages have been very helpful in translating colloquial greetings and phrases for me when google gives me a strange translation that i know is wrong for the context of the phrase.
It's challenging, but anything worth doing usually doesn't come easy for me :lmao:
thanks Gary!!
 
Hi Brian,
thanks for posting the pictures!
she's prettier than Joy,:drool:

i may hit you up to make a tracing of the O/A support, or maybe some dimensions.
i may need to make one, i'm not having luck finding parts for the old girl.
 
She's gorgeous!
I'm going to need to learn more about these.
How often have you used the Universal feature?

Daryl
MN


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I use it on a fairly regular basis. It is more rigid than my Bridgeport, plus it has power feed on all axis. I just need to do a little work on it. I have some oil leaks that are annoying. It is on my list to restore next winter.

Hello, my name is Brian and I'm a toolaholic
 
I just traded for one of these, dufour 51 with the high speed head. Don't have the horizontal attachments and I can't really find info on the high speed head.
 
hi fuzzywayne,
nice score on the Dufour!
welcome to the (small) club!
parts and info are like hen's teeth, but i have a little info on them.
if you email me at ulmadoc@gmail.com i can provide you with a PDF of the manual i was able to download.
the manual is in French, it is detailed and the parts exploded views are very accurate as well.
i hope it may be of service to you.
 
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