Why White ??

[darkzero]

I'm also a fan of gray, Rustoleum Smoke Gray is what I painted my mill stand. The white I don't mind so much but I'm not a fan of PM blue. At least it's just my lathe stand that is the PM blue & not the whole lathe.

Aside from blue, there's red machines, & yellow machines, that I don't understand. I don't mind green on old iron but I'm not a fan of Grizzy green either. I'll take white any day over those colors if I had no other choice.

 

[dulltool17]

Not a fan of white, but there's a pragmatic reason for its use. Think how easy it is to find and fix hydraulic or other fluid leaks--the thought process is that making maintenance needs highly visible makes them hard to ignore.

IMO, any bright color would accomplish the same purpose.

 

[kd4gij]

It is a machine tool in a shop.

 

[Wreck™Wreck]

That is one nice looking mill. Not hidden in a 'splash shield' either.

No automatic tool changer either, as I understand it a machine that will do an automatic tool change must be fully guarded, a 50 year old automatic machine does not require this, I could be wrong however.

 

[Holescreek]

That's nothing. A shop I worked at up 'till 98 built a huge new addition to move all it's CMC machines into...and painted the floors white. It was real pretty. For a while.

 

[darkzero]

Speaking of colorful machines, why not custom paint accessories too (and even screws)?

Looking at the color, I now know all the items this person is selling on CL. I guess the person had extra paint & decided to make this one look purdy! Haha, never seen that before!

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/tls/6163975916.html

 

[Nogoingback]

Taste is in the eyes of the beholder. Whatever floats your boat...

Bob, I was just trying to answer the OP's question: that there may be a perception that light colors are more "modern" than the older colors. I like the older colors as well. Gray, and on the
vintage lathes, black look good to me. I wasn't taking a stab at you.

 

[BROCKWOOD]

A friend once asked what color he should paint his racecar engine. He was leaning toward black. I said a bright color makes leaks more visible. He went with yellow. Guess it really depends on your needs. I like old machine colors myself. But black might be best for some.

 

[Bob Korves]

Bob, I was just trying to answer the OP's question: that there may be a perception that light colors are more "modern" than the older colors. I like the older colors as well. Gray, and on the
vintage lathes, black look good to me. I wasn't taking a stab at you.

No stab felt. My comment was just to say that taste is subjective, it is what it is. It was just a general comment, nothing directed at you.

 

[Bob Korves]

Bob, I was just trying to answer the OP's question: that there may be a perception that light colors are more "modern" than the older colors. I like the older colors as well. Gray, and on the
vintage lathes, black look good to me. I wasn't taking a stab at you.

Yes, black looks perfect on the really old lathes.