Help with IDing this mill

[jwmay]

Central machinery also offered a mill like that in that color in the 80's I believe. I think you're going to like it.

 

[WEL0058]

Snoop - You score a good mill. Here are my notes after a few years looking and deciding to go looking for a 'baby Bridgeport' knee mill...

The ’A1S’ Taiwan milling machine have been manufactured since the 1960’s. They were imported under many different names however Grizzly still imports them from Taiwan and some from China.

Here are my notes when looking…

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Clone Clausing 8520 Bench Knee Mill aka ‘A1S’ or ‘AIS’
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Mdf: Poa Chuan Machinery (TW), Kao Fong (TW),

Kao Feng Machinery Company, LTD
2 Lane, 128 Section 1 Chung Chin Road
TA YA Taichung, Taiwan
Telephone: (049) 24340
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HF# 40939 2hp,9speed,240-2885rpm,6.5x26”,15.5”travel,648lb,$1800
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Enco 100-5100/100-5200
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Grizzly#G1004/G1008
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Grizzly#G0728/G0729,1.5hp,230-2520rpm,6x26”,15.5”travel,780lb
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Grizzly#G0730/G0731,1.5Hp,270-3200rpm,8x30”,18”travel,935lb
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Grizzly G0678, 3-phase motor and Yaskawa VFD, 8x30,
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Grizzly#G0695,1.5hp,220-2250rpm,8x30”,18.5”travel,1005lb,$5100
Include cast iron base, 3P VFD, central lube
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Grizzly#G0822,2hp,100-2500rpm,6x26”,14.5”travel,914lb,$3800
Include steel base,3P VFD, powerfeed, central lube
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Jet (KF)# JVM-830, 8x30”,
Jet (KF)# JVM-836, 8x36”,
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Husky (PC) AM-VOS-A1S

Husky A1S - 8x30... Just purchased my first mill.​

Hello.... New here. Like many others on here I have wanted a mill for hobby use for the greater portion of my life. After many (20+) years of keeping an eye out the stars finally aligned and I found a mill that will fit in my shop, I believe will be big enough for most of what I want to do...
www.hobby-machinist.com

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Rutland KF-VOS-A1S,
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Sampson 8x30,
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Select Machine Toos. OB 1960’s and 1/2V 1970’s
This is the mill I purchased off C/L back last March.
https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/my-new-select-1-2v-milling-machine.91514/

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Sharp (KF)

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Check out Grizzly G0731 which has the best information and parts list to refer to.
Great that you got a lot of tooling to get started.

Bob G.

 

[snoopdog]

Snoop - You score a good mill. Here are my notes after a few years looking and deciding to go looking for a 'baby Bridgeport' knee mill...

The ’A1S’ Taiwan milling machine have been manufactured since the 1960’s. They were imported under many different names however Grizzly still imports them from Taiwan and some from China.

Here are my notes when looking…

==============================================
Clone Clausing 8520 Bench Knee Mill aka ‘A1S’ or ‘AIS’
==============================================
Mdf: Poa Chuan Machinery (TW), Kao Fong (TW),

Kao Feng Machinery Company, LTD
2 Lane, 128 Section 1 Chung Chin Road
TA YA Taichung, Taiwan
Telephone: (049) 24340
-
HF# 40939 2hp,9speed,240-2885rpm,6.5x26”,15.5”travel,648lb,$1800
-
Enco 100-5100/100-5200
-
Grizzly#G1004/G1008
-
Grizzly#G0728/G0729,1.5hp,230-2520rpm,6x26”,15.5”travel,780lb
-
Grizzly#G0730/G0731,1.5Hp,270-3200rpm,8x30”,18”travel,935lb
-
Grizzly G0678, 3-phase motor and Yaskawa VFD, 8x30,
-
Grizzly#G0695,1.5hp,220-2250rpm,8x30”,18.5”travel,1005lb,$5100
Include cast iron base, 3P VFD, central lube
-
Grizzly#G0822,2hp,100-2500rpm,6x26”,14.5”travel,914lb,$3800
Include steel base,3P VFD, powerfeed, central lube
-
Jet (KF)# JVM-830, 8x30”,
Jet (KF)# JVM-836, 8x36”,
-
Husky (PC) AM-VOS-A1S

Husky A1S - 8x30... Just purchased my first mill.​

Hello.... New here. Like many others on here I have wanted a mill for hobby use for the greater portion of my life. After many (20+) years of keeping an eye out the stars finally aligned and I found a mill that will fit in my shop, I believe will be big enough for most of what I want to do...
www.hobby-machinist.com

-
Rutland KF-VOS-A1S,
-
Sampson 8x30,
-
Select Machine Toos. OB 1960’s and 1/2V 1970’s
This is the mill I purchased off C/L back last March.
https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/my-new-select-1-2v-milling-machine.91514/

-
Sharp (KF)

=============================================================

Check out Grizzly G0731 which has the best information and parts list to refer to.
Great that you got a lot of tooling to get started.

Bob G.

Thanks, I do believe it is a good mill from the initial use, still cosmo'd in the t slots, and haolding good repeatability. I mentioned in another post, accuracy, which is relative, IMO. So far I am happy, and as I learn more, and do more, busy schedule here, I believe I will like it. Hopefully building a new shop in the spring, if all the stars align, if not , oh well, we'll be happy with what we have.

 

[WEL0058]

Did you determine if your mill was made in CN or TW? My mill came with the original paper work. At first was not sure looking at the seller’s photo but one photo showed the motor was made in TW and made in late 70’s.

 

[snoopdog]

Did you determine if your mill was made in CN or TW? My mill came with the original paper work. At first was not sure looking at the seller’s photo but one photo showed the motor was made in TW and made in late 70’s.

No, not really sure how to tell, I will get a pic of the motor today since those are the only markings that I've found, I suspect TW .