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My FIL saved this from the dumpster and gave it to me. When he first described it I was hoping it was a ring roller, but only has 2 wheels. I figured out that its a Cavallin 120mm Rolling Mill. Its used by jewelers for forming thin stock and bar. (link). Cavallin is supposedly the cadillac of rolling mills...it is ridiculously stout. Its missing the middle spur gear/handle at the top for the height adjustment and the guard for the end-gears, but otherwise complete and functions well. They fetch quite a bit of money (this example just sold on ebay last month for $1300... )
I don't have any use for it as it is. I would be a neat restore project; I haven't cut gears before and this might be a fun project for that.
My main question: I was wondering if there are applications (besides profiling) or modifications to this which might make it useful in a home machine shop? The geometry wouldn't be practical to make it into a ring roller. A pasta machine for really tough dough?
PS - curious: what is the point of the double end-gear arrangement? Is it to remove lash similar to scissor gears used in some camshaft systems?
What it looks like complete:
I don't have any use for it as it is. I would be a neat restore project; I haven't cut gears before and this might be a fun project for that.
My main question: I was wondering if there are applications (besides profiling) or modifications to this which might make it useful in a home machine shop? The geometry wouldn't be practical to make it into a ring roller. A pasta machine for really tough dough?
PS - curious: what is the point of the double end-gear arrangement? Is it to remove lash similar to scissor gears used in some camshaft systems?
What it looks like complete: