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I picked up a pair of smoking hot deals from an industrial shop that makes auto transmission parts. I was given a tour of the plant which housed approx. 100 CNC setups with robotic arms that fed parts from one machine to the next. Most parts were powdered metal and inspected throughout the plant at each machine on granite surface plates with CMM (co-ordinate measuring machines). Parts were placed onto mandrels held by Bison indexers with 6" chucks. One of the machines was being removed from service as were all associated components. I was able to purchase two of the three available indexers (no more fun money available). These indexers have never been on a milling machine, never had loads exerted on them, never had coolant in them, never been indexed (both units missing indexing handle), and rarely had the chuck opened/closed. I completely disassembled, degreased and cleaned, re-greased and assembled each unit. Made new indexing handles for each unit.
While in the cleaning process, a few searches on eBay turned up a new Bison faceplate for the indexer at a similar smoking deal of $14.95 plus shipping (msrp - $249.99).
While in the cleaning process, a few searches on eBay turned up a new Bison faceplate for the indexer at a similar smoking deal of $14.95 plus shipping (msrp - $249.99).
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