Herbert bench top mill?

[Chris Stevens 2Participant @chrisstevens2]

I came across this little Herbert mill, which seems to be in good usable condition. Wonder if anyone can please provide any info about it?

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

Anything on the lathes.co site?

(If you can get past the advertising miasma nothing to do with the site itself!)

[Chris Stevens 2Participant @chrisstevens2]

[Rod ClemettParticipant @rodclemett60985]

Looks to me like it started life as a Herbert ‘model B’ high speed drilling machine, to which somebody has added a column riser block, x/y table, non-std pulley arrangement  etc.

If you google ‘Herbert B high speed drill’, you should find images of a few standard examples. I’m 90% certain they’ve been discussed on this site on the past too.

Clem

[Chris Stevens 2Participant @chrisstevens2]

Thanks.  Tony from Lathes Uk, has also told me that.  Just have to try it and see how it works.

[RainbowsParticipant @rainbows]

Rather than XY table I think that’s the cross slide and compound slide from a lathe. Worth checking if both feed dials are set right (ie: if you move 1″ does the dial say 1″ or 2″ because it thinks your cutting radius off a diameter) and that the two slides are aligned at a perfect 90.

Will be curious how they’ve set up tool holding and quill feed.

 

[Bo’sunParticipant @bosun58570]

I’m far from an expert, but I’d tend to agree with Rainbows.  The protractor dial may be a bit of a giveaway.

[JohnFParticipant @johnf59703]

I’m with Rod Clemett, it broadly looks like one of the high speed drills they made with a cobbled together milling arrangement,  the slides look to be a cross and compound slide from a lathe ?

John

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