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Thanks, there is quite a bit of info out there on this machine. Attached to the front is a property tag from Friden, a company that used to make mechanical calculators and was instrumental in development of the first electronic calculators. I suspect it was originally used with the index head to cut splined shafts or the like but who knows, it was designed as general purpose small horizontal mill and the guy I bought it from makes bicycle frames. The v-grove is for locating tooling and the attachment allows a part to be milled vertically and is one of the reasons I bought the machine, will be looking for more original attachments or making copies in the future.
It is considerably more stout than a mini lathe, I'd estimate it at around 350lbs. Looking forward to getting it powered up and making some chips....
John
It is considerably more stout than a mini lathe, I'd estimate it at around 350lbs. Looking forward to getting it powered up and making some chips....
John