More bloody cast iron...

[wedg1e]

I've just bought another milling machine. Well you have to, don't you

I already have two but they take up quite a bit of floor space so I thought one 'universal' machine might be a better bet.

So the point is... before I head for Ebay, does anyone want to buy a milling machine (or two)?

[dickymint]

OK so now you can mill helix's (with a dividing head) but is it a "knee mill" as well

[adam quantrill]

Can you mill me a pulley for my supercharger belt? I reckon I might try some more boost....

[york33]

How much does the average milling machine go for.......

[wedg1e]

adam quantrill said:

Can you mill me a pulley for my supercharger belt? I reckon I might try some more boost....

Maybe, depends on the complexity of it.

[wedg1e]

york33 said:

How much does the average milling machine go for.......

Define average?

Full-fat Bridgeport with Heidenhain DROs, power feeds on all axes, metric dials, £2.5K+ in fair condition.

Same machine, really ratty, Imperial dials, full manual feeds, left outside a machine shop for a week: scrap value.

Small 3-axis CNC, £2K.

Miniature model engineer's thing, made in China, fit on a dinner plate: £300 new.

What did you have in mind?

[york33]

Ah, I see, yours are a little pricey for me

Should have guessed you wouldn't have a cheap one

[wedg1e]

york33 said:

Ah, I see, yours are a little pricey for me

Should have guessed you wouldn't have a cheap one

Ah no, you misunderstand. I was asking what you define as average. You can get a table-top thing that would be fine for milling castings for a 1:100 scale loco, but pants for anything else.

I have a Bridgeport 1ES horizontal; single-phase 2hp main motor with reverse, single-phase coolant, variable power traverse to table, multi-speed spindle, metric dials, central lubrication, worklight, vice, clamping kit, ex-school before I got it, complete with manual and a box of cutters etc. With a vertical head (rare) it would be bloody wondrous. As it is it's merely wondrous
Weighs a ton (literally, I think!) but will dismantle for transport.

The other is a Perrin (Swiss company) vertical mill/ jig borer. It has about 16 speeds, single-phase motor, metric dials, x-y table with about 7" traverse in both directions, head moves up and down column on a rack & pinion and traverses round it, interchangeable spindles, quill can be fed in as on a pedestal drill or using reduction gearbox (about 6" quill travel IIRC), maker's boring head, flycutter, collet chuck, base acts as tool storage. No manual but I have speed tables etc.. This machine is from a quality manufacturer but seems to be so rare that the only Google searches that turn it up lead to my website! I've only ever seen one other for sale in the time I've had this one. It'll strip for transport but still weighs a few hundred Kg.

If you were interested you'd be better off having a ride up and having a play; if nothing else it'll give you some idea of what to look for

[jchase]

Adam, Try this site, I think all they do is pulleys.

www.cdfracing.co.uk/

-Jim

PS
I reckon if you said you'd take a photo of it installed on a supercharged TVR for thier website, they'd wet themselves!

Edited by jchase on Thursday 29th March 19:51

[tvrleigh]

Any one changed there pullies on a non serpentine engine.