Show us your milling machine!

Discussion on all milling machines vertical & horizontal, including but not limited to Bridgeports, Hardinge, South Bend, Clausing, Van Norman, including imports.

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Technical Ted
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Here are my three: Brown and Sharpe 2b, Bridgeport, and Induma. I still have the M head that is mounted on the horizontal mill in the picture, but have since removed it because it's not needed anymore since I now have two verticals. I still have it because it can come in handy a some tasks.

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Nice machines!

Welcome to the group.
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Abene and twin SWI proto trak dpm(s)
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And I still have my first vertical mill, (really a jig bore) but used as a milling machine for many years, little old Linley with all the collets, dovetail ways etc. Great little hsm Miller now back to being a drill machine
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I've always admired the Abene mills for their cantilevered ram design.
And the bed mills for their large throat and huge column cross sections.
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AllThumbz wrote: Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:17 amOk, here we go...to kick things off, let's see what type of lathe you use in your shop....
The very first post in a topic about mills and a picture of a lathe is requested. :D
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Agree Wally
They are both handy
Thank you
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This was my dad's machine. I did a little work with it this week and thought I'd share it. It's a Browne & Sharpe No.1 Universal Milling Machine. I'm told the Yerkes Observatory was the original owner. It's a line shaft machine fitted with an electric drive. Along the way it picked up a Bridgeport head mounted off the backend of the overarm. For a 100 year old or so machine it is in pretty good shape. It even has a few end wrenches marked "No.1 UMM" still with it.

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Be a sight just to watch it in motion with all of the parts and belts going.
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It’s great to see these early era machines still in service! Pat’s old time big iron Brown &Sharp inspired me to think about how to use my old time, (1940) little big iron Burke #4 to better advantage. Take on more projects maybe...

While it is primarily useful as a horizontal mill, it does have a small vertical milling attachment.


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this is my K&F milling machine i bought it from enco in chicago,il. it works very well.
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I am new I was wondering what would be a good Bench top milling machine to start out with THINK I WOULD NEED Square colum, gibbs, DRO, R8 Collet, I just need to know what make and model my budget would be $1800 to $2600 going in my basement 7' ceiling can any body help me I would apprieciate it looking for Knowledgeable peolpe to try and answer Thanks
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Your budget implies (for new machines) a "Mill/Drill" such as these:
https://www.grizzly.com/search?q=(categ ... TO+4999.99])

Forget a DRO at first. Learn to use the machine's dials. Good basic practice. You can add a DRO later.
Mill/Drills are light-work machines, so keep your expectations in line.

A better choice could be finding a good used machine.
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