Picked up a little mill finally.

[chuckorlando]

Well I have been looking for a mill for a while now. Everytime I find one it sales. The wife gave me 1500-2000 to spend. I found this old girl a while ago. The guy emailed me back twice. But when I tried to set up a meet, he never responded. Emailed again with my number(he had no number listed) and I never heard back. I see it's still listed a couple weeks later so I throw out another email and he text me.

So it runs ok. The bearings in the head might need replacing as they make a little sound. But the ones in school make more noise then these. The power feed is missing the motor but all the gears are in place and good shape. Power quill works as does the fine down feed. Table moves pretty smooth, but needs a good de gunking. Back gears are fine, reverse is fine. The quill return or tension spring(I assume it's a spring) needs replaced as once you get it going it will continue to travel.

It did not come with much, but with enough. 1/8in to 7/8 collets, BP vise, some big endmill holder I think and a clamping set.

It also came with a power converter I think. I know the guy pluged it in and wrapped a string around the pulley on the gray motor in the pic, pulled it and hit the switch and it had power. I think I will just buy a VFD. The gray motor is a 2hp westinghouse I believe.



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Poor thing would look alot better had he not tried to clean it up with a angle grinder and doodoo brown paint. But for 1200 all told, I figure I am ok

 

[RandyM]

Very Nice. Looks like it is 120v? Mine isn't VFD and personally I don't miss it, but then again, I am only a hobbist.

 

[chuckorlando]

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Thanks. No it's got a 220 3ph 2hp motor I believe it is. On the tag it says 230v 420v or something like that

 

[RandyM]

How old is it?

 

[chuckorlando]

I was told 1969. Where would I find them numbers?

 

[RandyM]

I was told 1969. Where would I find them numbers?

See the attachment in previous post.

 

[chuckorlando]

If I am reading it right it's a 59 not 69. 12/BR 42677 the J head is j32477 1hp 220/440v

 

[AlanR]

Mine isn't VFD and personally I don't miss it, but then again, I am only a hobbist.

If you had it and someone took it away you'd miss it.

 

[fastback]

My BP had very loud bearings when I first bought it. If you ran it at the highest RPM you had to wear ear protection. I could not take the noise. I ended out changing all of the gears in the upper end including the spindle bearings. I spent around the same as you $1,200. Mine was built in 72.


Hope you have as much luck with your as I have with mine.


Paul

 

[Bobf]

Looks like a great find. The fact he pulled the pulley to get it moving, then hit the switch indicates it's 3ph probably 208. Once turning they will run on sgl phase but at less than the rated power of the motor.
I also liked your ingenuity getting it off the trailer and in position.