On Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:36:09 -0500, Ignoramus29359
wrote:

On 2012-09-23, Gunner wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:57:36 -0500, Ignoramus14899
wrote:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

I got this along with approx. 14 tons of other stuff at a certain
factory.

My question is what do you guys think about this milling machine as a
general shop mill. for fixing broken stuff and such.

thanks

If I were closer to you..Id be beating a fast path to your shop for
that machine. It would be a great machine for my personal shop.


You are reading my thoughts. We will keep the Van Norman, and will
sell the Bridgeport that was behind it on the photograph.

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The BP looks like a "fixer upper", while the VN could certainly use a
run through with a high pressure sprayer.

Be SURE to check ALL the fluids in that VN before setting it up. Head,
knee, lubers and so forth.

And putting a 3 axis DRO on it would be a very good thing. Get a
clapped out BP with a DRO..and simply install it on the VN


Gunner

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