South Bend Vertical Mill - vintage catalog info

[Superhawk996]

Here are some intersting scans of literature for my South Bend Vertical Mill.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/sh996/SouthBendVerticalMillSpecifications.jpg

ttp://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/sh996/SouthBendVerticalMillresized.jpg

I haven't run across much info for these mills. I'd be interested in anyone that has one or has had some experience with one.

As far as I can tell they were mainly used for educational use.

[Superhawk996]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/sh996/SouthBendVerticalMillresized.jpg

[Milacron of PM]

Here's the South Bend girl years later demonstrating how a trash pump weighs less than her :)

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/babe.jpg

[rockrat]

Girls and machines. My favorite topic has returned!

And thanks for the SB mill scan.

rock-

[rantbot]

The Ridgid Tool calendar, it ain't.