On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 02:50:39 GMT, Ecnerwal
wrote:

Vague advertisement, vague question...

There's a mill in range which is described as a Cincinnati
horizontal/vertical. Manual mill that's being shifted due to CNC
replacement, supposed to be in good shape, price seems reasonable.

Without having any idea what model it might be, precisely (until Monday,
anyway), my vague question is whether a Cincinnati with a vertical head
(sounds like it might be an optional head on a horizontal mill, but I'm
not sure of that) is likely to be a good bet - ie, it's not a
Bridgeport, and everybody loves a Bridgeport - is that likely to mean
it's not versatile, or tooling is hard to come by, or...

I already talked myself out of a huge, ancient, purely horizontal mill
at a bargain basement price.

Its likely to be a Cinnci horizontal with a vertical head. Which is
not a bad thing. Cinnci made good millers and the 2A (which this is
most likely to be) has a decent footprint and is about on the upper
end sizewise for a home shop. I missed one for a couple hundred bucks
a few years ago and still kick myself. Its probably 50 taper, though
many were in 40 taper,( which while more common, is more expensive due
to popularity)

The most common vertical head on a 2A is fixed IRRC and all up and
down must be down with the knee. The vertical adapter plugs into the
spindle directly through a right angle drive. This will not be as
versitile as a BP for use as a drill....shrug.

Though I have seen a vaguely BP type head on various similar
horizontal mills that do have quills and down feed and what not. I
pulled one such, off a K&T last year to do a conversion to a cam
cutter.

It should be a fine mill, but dont sell your Rung Fu yet G

But Gods..they can hog some metal...

Gunner



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