Linley boring and machining

[mwill135]

Just acquired a Linley MK-1. Looking for any and all info, manuals or advise. I understand this is not a hard core milling machine. I will be doing only light machining. One specific question. Did this machine come with a tool for collet removal?

 

[benmychree]

So, this is a light duty jig borer? Pics?

 

[ddickey]

It's a jig borer he's going to use as a light duty mill.

 

[mwill135]

Here’s a video

 

[mwill135]

Some pics if video does not work

 

[JRaut]

Nice little machine you've got there

What kind of collets are those? They look almost like some sort of Swiss or screw-machine collet.

 

[mwill135]

That’s one of the puzzles. I think they were unique to the Linley. They are Hardinge but not certain of specifics.

 

[JRaut]

Hardinge has a big manual with dimensions on all sorts of collets, many of which are make/machine specific.

https://www.hardinge.com/wp-content/uploads/Hardinge-Spindle-Tooling.pdf

A quick search for "Linley" didn't reveal anything obvious. But your collets look suspiciously close to the type used on a Brown & Sharpe screw machine. I'd do some careful measurements of your collets to see if you've got any matches in the Hardinge manual.

Screw machine collets are expensive new, but sometimes lots of used collets show up on eBay for dirt cheap if they're specific to an antiquated machine.

 

[Choiliefan]

Linley Brothers Co. - Publication Reprints - Improved Linley Jig Boring Machine | VintageMachinery.org

vintagemachinery.org

Does your's have the tenth-reading verniers on the handwheels?

 

[mwill135]

Yes, but have yet to figure out how to read them