Little horizontal bench mill?

[AGCB97]

I have a Burke no. 2 that I saved from the scrappers. Haven't started to clean it up yet but looks to be in excellent condition, though no motor or counter shaft. This thread has sparked my interest in checking it out better. I believe it has a B&S #9 taper.

 

[BrianT]

I have a Burke no. 2 that I saved from the scrappers. Haven't started to clean it up yet but looks to be in excellent condition, though no motor or counter shaft. This thread has sparked my interest in checking it out better. I believe it has a B&S #9 taper.

I was told this may be a B&S taper as well? I looked at some collet charts and the B&S #7 would be very close to Morse #2. My Morse #2 stuff seems to fit well but I am not 100% sure. I have measured and compared the tapered shaft that came w/ this and I am still not convinced I am correct. I may pick up a B&S #7 collet just to compare.

I am not very familiar with horizontal mills. Am I still able to use traditional end mills with a collet? This came with a slitting saw and arbor. Ive seen similar sized mills using end mills so I just assumed it would work ok. Thinking a 1/4 or 3/8 end mill would be a good size to try this thing with.

 

[Superburban]

I was told this may be a B&S taper as well? I looked at some collet charts and the B&S #7 would be very close to Morse #2. My Morse #2 stuff seems to fit well but I am not 100% sure. I have measured and compared the tapered shaft that came w/ this and I am still not convinced I am correct. I may pick up a B&S #7 collet just to compare.

Just use the machinist dye, or sharpie method to test for full contact. My Enco BS0 dividing head claimed it was also a B&S #7 taper, but with testing, it is a Morse #2.