Jon Bohlander
Stainless
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2003
- Location
- Topeka KS
I am currently running a K&T HMC and after reading Skunkworks post I was wondering if anyone can tell anything about it. It has 45" travel in X,Y,& Z with a approximately 40" tilting rotary table. I can't find a model number but the Ser. No. is 85-1027-01 (if I read my scrap of paper correctly). It uses 2.250" straight shank holders. It came out of the Bendix (now Allied Signal) plant in Kansas City. The company also has an identical mill that came out of California. They have been gone through and retrofitted with new controls. They didn't spend a lot of money on the rebuild but they work fine for older machines.
Anyone know an approximate age? Why the straight shank holders? Approximate price when new? They had to be fairly sophisticated "back in the day".
At the very least, I thought the guys with ties to K&T would like to know they are still being used every day. Mine is dedicated to reworking headers for the Abrams tank power plant. I have been told the rebuilds done at Ft. Riley using the headers we do have a life of 1200 hours versus 200 hours for other rebuilds. I can look forward to being on it for awhile. I am the most junior guy in an union shop.
TIA, Jon
Anyone know an approximate age? Why the straight shank holders? Approximate price when new? They had to be fairly sophisticated "back in the day".
At the very least, I thought the guys with ties to K&T would like to know they are still being used every day. Mine is dedicated to reworking headers for the Abrams tank power plant. I have been told the rebuilds done at Ft. Riley using the headers we do have a life of 1200 hours versus 200 hours for other rebuilds. I can look forward to being on it for awhile. I am the most junior guy in an union shop.
TIA, Jon