On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 15:17:01 GMT, "Boris Beizer"
wrote:


"Jeff" wrote in message
news:hJEfb.676119$YN5.534444@sccrnsc01...
I am looking at an old Burke belt driven vertical /horizontal milling
machine. Can some one give me a lead where I can find more information
about
this machine. E-mail me at .

Great machine. Love it. I just used it all last week to make some fancy
brass pedestals for my ship models. I had the 6" Phase II rotary table on
it -- which is really 6.75 and much too big for the machine. I bought the
new, Phase II 4" table. Perfect size for this mill. Last week I got the
Phase II tailstock, which really expands one's machining options. I also
have a little Centec 2A horizontal/vertical mill. I use that almost always
in the vertical mode. Also have the vertical attachment for the Burke,
which I used before I got the Centec. Anyhow, I've had the Burke for over
20 years. It was my first mill, and I love it as much as I did when I first
got it. Here are some points:

1. Be sure to check the gibs out. If any are broken, they will cost you a
small fortune to replace. Scott Logan will probably do them for as good a
price as you're likely to get. I was lucky. Mine had a broken knee gib,
but Burke was still in business at the time -- paid a fortune for it.

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Boris, but I'm not interested in
making gibs for these mills.

OTOH, parts should be available from:

The D. C. Morrison Co.
PO Box 12586 201 Johnson St
Covington, KY 41012-0586 Covington KY 41011-1437
Bus: (888) 246-6365
Bus2: (859) 581-7511
Bus Fax: (859) 581-9642

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