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First, let me say thanks to basically everyone on this site. This really has been the best site I've found. With that in mind, I thought my meager accomplishment might help someone else. Mods, if this is the wrong place, feel free to move it to the right one.
Some months back I bought a round column milling machine sight unseen from an online ad. The basic story on it was that the guy selling it had gotten it as partial payment for some work he did. he had never actually used the machine. So, I got a good deal on the initial price. Here it is after we loaded it in my truck for the drive home:
And after unloading it in my fathers shop (he had more room than I did to work on it):
As you can see, the name plate is missing. I'm not 100% sure who made it, but I have a pretty strong suspicion who. The machine was dusty, with a very light coating of rust on the table. Motor was wired for 110VAC single phase.
Since I didn't know what kind of shape it was really in, and it needed a good cleaning, I decided I would be money ahead if I went ahead and rebuilt/clean/repainted it. My main worry was the bearings and spindle.
So, everything came apart for cleaning. The paint was flaking off and looked to be crazing especially above the hand wheel on the right side. The primer under it looked like to be a sickly teal/turquoise color. I decided to strip the paint completely and start over. You can see on the column base, it looks like a solid piece although I knew it was not. Looks like they used a lot of filler to make it smooth:
The disassembly begins ....................
Some months back I bought a round column milling machine sight unseen from an online ad. The basic story on it was that the guy selling it had gotten it as partial payment for some work he did. he had never actually used the machine. So, I got a good deal on the initial price. Here it is after we loaded it in my truck for the drive home:
And after unloading it in my fathers shop (he had more room than I did to work on it):
As you can see, the name plate is missing. I'm not 100% sure who made it, but I have a pretty strong suspicion who. The machine was dusty, with a very light coating of rust on the table. Motor was wired for 110VAC single phase.
Since I didn't know what kind of shape it was really in, and it needed a good cleaning, I decided I would be money ahead if I went ahead and rebuilt/clean/repainted it. My main worry was the bearings and spindle.
So, everything came apart for cleaning. The paint was flaking off and looked to be crazing especially above the hand wheel on the right side. The primer under it looked like to be a sickly teal/turquoise color. I decided to strip the paint completely and start over. You can see on the column base, it looks like a solid piece although I knew it was not. Looks like they used a lot of filler to make it smooth:
The disassembly begins ....................