My New Toy: Burke Powermatic Millrite

And it used to be green with the racing stripe...the horrible blue is a poor paint over. I'm going to strip and go with hammered gray.
 
Looks like a solid and handy machine tho I nearly fainted when I saw the hammer marks on the knee.
 
Yeah, that broke my heart to see. I figure I can work down the high spots and it shouldn't be an issue, but I know it's going to bother me everytime I see it.
 
I made quite a bit of progress this weekend so far. I decided to go ahead and add an x-axis powerfeed while I was freshening up. Upon disassembling and cleaning, I found there to be no wear on the screws, and minimal on the ways. Backlash is next to nothing as well...a very nice machine. Anyway, here are some pictures.
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Thanks, I actually went to Lowes looking for Rustoleum Hammered Green, because it was supposed to be the closest color to the original, but they didn't have Hammered Green. I saw the Hammered Grey, and snagged all 6 cans they had. I'm actually glad they didn't have the green. I stripped everything except the column. I didn't want to remove all of the filler on that, because.....well, because it seemed like a lot of work! But seriously, I didn't think it looked too bad, so I primed and painted over it. I used the etching primer, so it should stick ok. If not, then I will be repainting in 20 yrs....I'm ok with that haha.
 
Nice job on the rehab, and the power feed is a great upgrade. Always nice to find a used machine that is nice and tight as so many are pretty clapped out. Mike
 
Thanks Mike. I hear ya on the worn out machines. I've looked at probably 100 different machines, and bought maybe 20 over the last 15 years.
 
That power feed could be a post in itself. Great color, really looking good.

Oh, and that ain't clutter. Heck, you can get around all four sides of the machine!
 
Thanks! I may or may not have had to move a bunch of stuff to get those 4 sides clear! It's coming along nicely. I have some of the remaining parts soaking, so hopefully I will get it all back together in the next few days...
 
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