Got a new toy

[Wbeatty]

It looks like a Barker PM but it doesn't have the raised letters on the casing. Anyone have any ideas what it is?

 

[joesmith]

Nice find. Tht sure is a big vice for that mill. What is the table travel? is the y lever also? I got a similiar mill about a yr ago in a lot of stuff. It has about 7 1/2" x travel. The table is about 12". Your motor looks larger. Mine is Japanese- Haill I beleive. I've never powered it on.

Joe

 

[Wbeatty]

Yea< I took the vise and air switches off and no it only has one arm, the other two axis have dials. I believe the table travel is 7-8 inches. The motor was a 1/2 hd 3400 rpm and no step pulleys so I replaced it with a DC 1/2 leeson and a VFD, Ill put up a pic when i'm done.

 

[Bill C.]

It looks like a Barker PM but it doesn't have the raised letters on the casing. Anyone have any ideas what it is?

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Nice looking production milling machine.

 

[Bill Gruby]

Yes, it is a Barker Production Mill. Here is one On the bay to reference from. Nice find.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BARKER-Model-PM-Mill-Horizontal-Milling-Machine-On-Stand-Bench-/310568152980

"Billy G"

 

[toag]

Definitely A BArker PM. great little mill, I see it has micrometer dials on at least 2 axis and the third would be not too hard to mount if it isnt there. Collets may be hard to find and speeds can be a bit high, but it will be every bit as good as an atlaswithout an overarm (or better imo). Barker is still in business http://www.barkermill.com/pm.htm, but the prices can be shocking. grats on a good find.

 

[Wbeatty]

Ill post some pics when Im done, but your eight it had one speed, fast. So one of the things Ive done was swap the 3400 rpm ac motor for a DC baldor motor with a controler. Wahalla, any speed I want and torque to boot.