Interesting looking mill on the bay

[Alan Waddington 2Participant @alanwaddington2]

Bit of a mash up, but looks like the basis for quite a versatile machine, cheap enough starting price too. Heavy old lump though.

Never seen a mill configured like this with Z travel on the head rather than the table. Bit of a pain having to run round the back to adjust height I guess.

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[Alan Waddington 2Participant @alanwaddington2]

[Tony Pratt 1Participant @tonypratt1]

Interesting yes, & only surface rust

Tony

[John ReeseParticipant @johnreese12848]

It looks like a patternmaker's mill similar to Wadkin. It is almost large enough to require a building of its own. Forget trying to get it into the basement.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

There's a wheel at front right to raise the knee, perhaps the rear one is to get the head in roughly the right spot?

[Martin ConnellyParticipant @martinconnelly55370]

Should be possible to fit a motor instead of the wheel at the back.

Martin

[Alan Waddington 2Participant @alanwaddington2]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 12/11/2016 18:49:07:

There's a wheel at front right to raise the knee, perhaps the rear one is to get the head in roughly the right spot?

 

I think the front wheel is for the X axis Neil, I can't see how the knee could raise as the 2 front rails that the bed slides back and forth for Y movement look to be part of the base…..could be wrong mind ? certainly a unique piece of kit.

 

Edited By Alan Waddington 2 on 12/11/2016 21:02:48

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I think you're right – looking at it sideways has addled my brain.

Neil

[Alan Waddington 2Participant @alanwaddington2]

It gets better, a quick google of Bohner and Kohle reveals that it's a universal mill, the table swivels. You can see the pin it rotates on in the centre of the table. If only I had a shed big enough !

Seems the wheel on the back isn't for raising the head, there's a motor on top of the column for that. The wheel rotates the column.

In fact it goes further than I realised, looks like the table rotates through 360 degrees….under power ! Now I'm really impressed……Who knew such things existed…Damn my tiny garage    Good example of a poor advert, don't think the seller has any idea of it's capabilities. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C-CkEkYrjsc

 

Edited By Alan Waddington 2 on 12/11/2016 21:46:59

Edited By Alan Waddington 2 on 12/11/2016 21:52:02

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