Well I have no idea what make it is, but I had a degree of success identifying my mystery one by searching Google Images for 'dividing head' and finding one that looked the same.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
Thanks for the reply, I've already searched high and low hence asking on here and MM, I had thought it was an Elliott, but JS has told someone else Elliott's use 9 circle hole div plates, this only has 6.
Mind you, I've made a plate for it having only 4 circle holes of the div numbers I required for other jobs.
It's quite a big sod, that chuck is an 8", the spindle is 50int taper, ideal for my little jobbies...
The fact that is has the drive shaft would be an indication that it was made by a machine builder to mate with output gears on the table drive. This enables you to make things such as spiral cut gears. Of course it may be built by another company in cooperation with a machine tool builder, though when they have the drive it more commonly was sold with the machine to which it mated up.
I also had a browse through Google Images last night and couldn't see anything resembling it. Not an Elliott I don't think, at least not from the era of my U2 mill. They made heads with 3 1/2" and 5" centre height. I'm currently in the process of trying to get one shipped from UK to me in Aus, proving somewhat difficult. You fellas in the northern hemisphere are spoiled for choice compared to here.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
That thing is meant for some serious work.
