Always wanted a horizontal mill & found this one. Anyone own or have used one? Seems in very good condition. Thanks in advance for your help & info!
Horizontal milling machine. Milwaukee 2M info needed please.
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I had the same affliction, got a little Denbigh horizontal, have used it a bit but in honesty, I haven't really had much use out of it, come to think of it nobody I know with one gets a lot of use out of them, thier like shaping machines, you just have to have one!
Don't put the cutter on ass backwards like I did the other day, funniest part was it did cut!, negative rake to the extreme
Mark
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Sounds like in 8th grade woodshop my woodshop, later on my welding teacher suffered from severe headaches was in his office head down on his desk when a kid turned on the big table saw (no guards in those days) then walked around with his 2' long board, stuck it in the saw which sent it flying accross the shop & landed on the teachers desk missing him by inches. I thought the kid and we all were going to die.
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Yep, and those high helix slabbing cutters cut with a small fraction of the forces and drama involved with what is generally called a "plain milling cutter", despite removing more metal, and looking highly aggressive.CNC machines only go through the motions.
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I'll put it next to the shaper I never use. Love to hear a shaper run though. Here's the ad http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/tls/5433323021.html
but He may have the model# off it may be a 2H but he says it has power on all 3 axis and the table tilts.
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Hi flylo,
I used a bigger Kempsmith in my dad's shop ages ago and a couple of Milwaukee mills in the toolroom of a cookware manufacturer. I now have an Elgin and a double head Barker. I'm setting up the Barker for dedicated clock wheel & pinion cutting (they are small by traditional standards but can do an awful lot of work).
That Milwaukee you are interested in looks in not just good condition but in terrific condition. By this time horizontal milling tables seem to have been treated hard and that one looks really good. Plus the universal table makes it a no brainer for that price!
IMHO
Hope it works out for you!
Best wishes to ya’ll.
Sincerely,
Jim
"To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" - Thomas Edison
"I've always wanted to get a job as a procrastinator but I keep putting off going out to find one so I guess I'll never realize my life's dream. Frustrating!" - Me
Location: Bustling N.E. Arizona
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Originally posted by flylo View PostI'll put it next to the shaper I never use. Love to hear a shaper run though. Here's the ad http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/tls/5433323021.html
but He may have the model# off it may be a 2H but he says it has power on all 3 axis and the table tilts.
Hit send to fast. I don't see the overarm bracket and it needs one to be really useful. Adjust price accordingly.Mike
Central Ohio, USA
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Originally posted by Ohio Mike View Post...
Hit send to fast. I don't see the overarm bracket and it needs one to be really useful. Adjust price accordingly.CNC machines only go through the motions.
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Originally posted by Ohio Mike View PostNot a Milwaukee (Kearney & Trecker) 2H its a Cincinnati 2M. ....................
No wonder it didn't look quite right for the Milwaukee mills I remembered. The two I had run had double round overarms. I just figured this one was newer.Best wishes to ya’ll.
Sincerely,
Jim
"To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" - Thomas Edison
"I've always wanted to get a job as a procrastinator but I keep putting off going out to find one so I guess I'll never realize my life's dream. Frustrating!" - Me
Location: Bustling N.E. Arizona
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I'm not a expert on the Cincinnati machines I'm much more familiar with the K&T machines. But in general I just love old iron.
Something to keep in mind is there are different types of arbor supports. Style "A" and Style "B". On the K&T mills a full set was three. An "A" and "B" with the bolt holes for the overarm brace (that locked the overarm bracket to the knee) and also an intermediate "B" that didn't include the holes so it could be used between the spindle and the cutter. The "A" would have a 23/32" pilot hole which was used for close up work and the more rugged "B" would have a 1-7/8, 2-1/8, or 2-3/4 inch bearing depending on the spindle taper and size of machine.Mike
Central Ohio, USA
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Oh my goodness! For that price, condition, and ESPECIALLY the machine in question, you had better RUN ( not walk ) to go retrieve that. And if you don't, let me know and I will. ( and I don't even have the space for it, but I would MAKE some ) Seriously. Not kidding. That is a great machine, in what appears to be good condition, and a SMOKING price for what one can accomplish with it.
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