The pics are prolly on the "old" website which I believe is no longer accessible. Greg, I do remember Conrod and his engine block mill.
He was a neat guy!
It appears it's only my short term memory that's failing.
What were we talking about?
(09-24-2012, 01:00 PM)f350ca Wrote: [ -> ]There was a chap years ago on the machine builders network (Conrod was his handle) who made a horizontal mill out of a 4 cylinder engine block. Steve will probably remember, or should but you can never tell these days. The spindle was mounted in one of the bores and I believe the top arm as well. Used connecting rods from an engine the end spindle support. Was a pretty neat machine.
Is this the one?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multimachine/
Ed
Ed, I got scared off when I saw the "calendar" selection page.
Sorry!
Thats similar Ed but not it, his was bench mounted if memory serves me but usually it doesn't. It was written up in a magazine maybe, will look for a copy of the article.
Conrod is a friend of mine, and the write up was i believe in Homeshop Machinist Magazine in maybe 2002?
He is still around, but into guns and gun repair/modifications now after loosing his wife, downsized his equipment , moved to another town, and has since remarried.
Yup, a great guy and talented.
Another one....
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THATS IT Thanks Willie
Sasquatch i wondered where he evaporated to. If your talking to him say Hi, might remember me.
That is a really interesting and ingenious mill. I would really like to see the whole article. tom
That's the one,, thanks Highpower for finding those pics!!
Greg will do, hear from him from time to time.
Thanks for the compliments! The mill has a factory "slow speed" countershaft with 5-step sheaves, and came with lever feeds on all axes. Shortly after buying it , the vertical micrometer feed was purchased, the other 2 feeds much later. I bought it at a company sale with 2 arbors and about 25 cutters for a ridiculously low price, covered with coolant sludge and a very little rust on the overarm and table. I was told that it had about 100 hours of use, but it wasn't what the company wanted. "Restoration" was about 3-4 hours of rags, kerosene, and 4-0 steel wool. It IS a stout little machine as befits a production tool, and AFAIK, it's still in production and parts are available.
Regards,
Bob