This is a recently acquired machine from a local auction. I was fortunate that my wife casually leaned over and told me about it a few days before it went out. I followed it wanting to bid on a milling machine but they shot past what I could spend right now. The surface grinders moved very little in price. Having never put hands on the machine, I was hesitant to bid too much. Knowing myself well enough, I bid to fight off sleepless nights from not offering at least a few oil changes worth of cash.
That rather low bar was enough to win the auction. I've never operated a surface grinder, mind you. Not even a single pass. So I have a lot to learn.
Here she is just after acquisition. It was only a few miles down the road from me so a very fortunate situation all the way around.
To my very untrained eye, it appears to be in good condition. The shop had a number of nice looking Okamotos w/automation and many bigger machines.
Unknown to me was the machine had been hydraulic at one point. I found out because it dumped a half gallon of hydraulic oil on the floor. (I suppose the knob on the front would've been a good indicator). Here's a pic of the motor in the cabinet.
That rather low bar was enough to win the auction. I've never operated a surface grinder, mind you. Not even a single pass. So I have a lot to learn.
Here she is just after acquisition. It was only a few miles down the road from me so a very fortunate situation all the way around.
To my very untrained eye, it appears to be in good condition. The shop had a number of nice looking Okamotos w/automation and many bigger machines.
Unknown to me was the machine had been hydraulic at one point. I found out because it dumped a half gallon of hydraulic oil on the floor. (I suppose the knob on the front would've been a good indicator). Here's a pic of the motor in the cabinet.
