Burke mill

This a Burke Model D2, Serial #6877 hand/production mill that I converted to a lead screw. It is a 40 taper machine with a fairly new 2 HP 3 Ph. motor. It has a Dodge speed reducer that by swapping the 2 4-step pulleys between the motor, back gear and direct drive give 16 speeds from 50-3100 RPM.

The only modification I had to make to the mill itself was to mill a short section out of underneath of the table to give clearance to the Acme nut and drill & tap some holes.

I did a lot of Bondo work as the paint & filler were chipped badly in lots of places. It has the oil zerks which some one had used grease in, of course. I cleaned the oil passages and did lots of cleaning. The ways seem to be in decent shape.

I still have some work to do. I need to make a dial and I need to relieve the left end plate to clear the table lock. i didn't catch that until I had it all together. Someday I will add a power feed.

It seems to be a fairly well designed and stout mill. My only complaint is that to adjust the table gib, you have to disconnect the saddle lead screw and slide the saddle & table out to the edge of the knee to get at the gib bolts.

Unfortunately, the before & in-process pictures that were on my daughters camera are no longer there.