You picked up some??
More than 1?


"ATP" wrote in message
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"Waynemak" wrote in message
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Mike how are things?
Getting back into the shop these days? I have to sell off some of th
extras
to make some room for a few projects. I saw a J head for $200 last week,
I
could take a close look if you want. I think the J head on the nichols
would
be a bit top heavy, I have not been face to face with a #12. I had a guy
talk to me about a Van Norman 1/2 but that was a few weeks ago and I am
sure
thats an OLD machine. I think you would do best to pick up a good
vertical
mill, I use mine more than I use my Nichols, I don't use my drill press
to
much with the mill sitting there.
Prices have still been very low on these machines up in our neck fo the
woods.

I picked up some J-type heads. I probably should have just waited for the
right vertical mill to come along. Sometimes I can't resist a project but
don't always have time to finish it. Last night I made an auger extension
for my posthole digger, for the purpose of stirring cesspools. Probably
one
of the more practical uses of my shop:-)

"ATP" wrote in message
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Has anybody put a full sized Bridgeport type milling head on a Van
Norman
#12 or a Nichols Hand Miller? If I put one on the Nichols the mill will
be
dedicated to that head, which will greatly simplify the installation.
The
Van Norman I would like to keep using in the traditional modes if
possible,
and I can't envision how that huge head could go on there and swing out
of
the way for horizontal milling, for example. Any ideas would be
appreciated.