Well, they're loading the truck this weekend...new to me KT on it's way.

Miguels244 · Mar 11, 2015

So, I finally pulled the trigger...the vert head and all three overarm supports were the kicker.
Milwaukee Kearney Trecker Horizontal Vertical Milling Machine | eBay

Now to start tooling up.
Silly question time.

I think this is NMTB 50...Yes?

I figure a vise and a clamp set, perhaps an miteebite set too.
Parallels.
A long tool holder.
A short tool holder.
TG or ER collets? 100 or 150?
A shell mill holder...how many different sizes of those are there?
It has an arbor, how many different diameters of these do I have to worry about?
Should I worry about getting another size right off?

What else should I look for to get it up and running.
A sine plate?
Spin indexer?
Rotary table?

Blazemaster · Mar 12, 2015

This looks like a 2k, I have one as well. Yes its nmtb 50. There are 3 or 4 sizes of arbors, and shell mills as well. A drill chuck is nice also. I have also looked into finding a 50 adapter with a chuck on it for jobs that are too big to swing in my lathe.

I would be very interested in some pics or measurements of the vertical head crane, if you wouldn't mind. I have a vertical head and its a pain to lug around.

Nice lookin machine! good assortment of stuff..

johnoder · Mar 12, 2015

You can even tell us the actual serial when it gets there. We know it isn't 4073

They sold power feed rotabs to go with these - uses a gear box that goes on end of table

If you would like a manual, PM your email address. Vintage Machinery . org may have a better one

A sine plate?
Spin indexer?

For your surface grinder when you get it.

Not especially useful on the 6500 Lb 2K

Paolo_MD · Mar 12, 2015

Well, probably, now it's too late... However, make sure that the gear that couples the vertical head with the spindle is there. Otherwise the vertical head will be just a nice ornament.

Paolo

CPM2014 · Mar 12, 2015

What were the shipping charges? Im always tempted to purchase a machine off of ebay but it seems as though the shipping would be as much or more than the purchase price of the machine.

alskdjfhg · Mar 12, 2015

I'd tool it up with the basics, vice, drill chuck (I like using a NMTB-MT taper adapter and then a drill chuck with a MT tail from a lathe), endmill holders, etc. Haven't used one yet, but I've always thought an angle plate would be nice on a horizontal.

And then buy what you need as you need it or as you see it for sale cheap.

Its what I'm doing with my mills

Miguels244 · Mar 12, 2015

CPM2014 said:
What were the shipping charges? Im always tempted to purchase a machine off of ebay but it seems as though the shipping would be as much or more than the purchase price of the machine.

I'll let you know.
I'm staging through a rigger so I can ship several pieces at once.

Miguels244 · Mar 12, 2015

Stupid question #2.
CAT 50 will fit NMTB 50 except for the draw bar length right?
BT has metric threading, right?

What's the point of the straight portion of tat the end of the taper on an NMTB?

johnoder · Mar 12, 2015

What's the point of the straight portion of tat the end of the taper on an NMTB?

Part of the standard that the National Machine Tool Builders Association came up with.

I fully expect they were trying to accommodate at least SOME of the hundreds of thousands of B&S taper arbors (in an adapter) folks wanted to use. These were long enough to need that depth.

ramsay1 · Mar 12, 2015

Paolo_MD said:
Well, probably, now it's too late... However, make sure that the gear that couples the vertical head with the spindle is there. Otherwise the vertical head will be just a nice ornament.

Paolo

Yep seems they are usually missing .. The one for that head as the others are a real PIA to make too.. Ramsay 1

Miguels244 · Mar 13, 2015

Well crap, no gear.

johnoder · Mar 31, 2015

So, has the mill arrived yet?

So, I finally pulled the trigger

Miguels244 · Mar 31, 2015

johnoder said:
So, has the mill arrived yet?

It's at the rigger's until I get it's corner ready.

Miguels244 · Dec 29, 2017

The corner's ready.
All it took was two.5 years.

I'll be back.

moonlight machine · Dec 29, 2017

Miguels244 said:
The corner's ready.
All it took was two.5 years.

I'll be back.

What does it cost to store a mill for 2.5 years?

nt1953 · Jan 9, 2018

You may or may not need a gear for your vertical head. The vertical head I found for my 2K just fits to the CAT50 and is driven by the dogs. No gear required.

Just as a point of information, the only oil leaks I have are around the site glasses. There are two leak points: through the threads of the screws, and the rubber seal that is compressed by the sight glass. Use sealant on the screws and a slightly thicker sight glass so that the rubber is compressed a bit more.

Miguels244 · Jan 29, 2018

moonlight machine said:
What does it cost to store a mill for 2.5 years?

30/month.
If I'd known I'd lose my space I would not have bought it then.

Miguels244 · Jan 29, 2018

Miguels244 said:
I'll let you know.
I'm staging through a rigger so I can ship several pieces at once.

Shipped LTL from the seller to the riggers was ~2200.

Miguels244 · Feb 1, 2018

Here's the serial number finally...4075
Now to have them deliver it.
You really could turn a bport into swarf with that.

Monarchist · Feb 1, 2018

Miguels244 said:
You really could turn a bport into scarf with that.

Ugh.. Only if the operator could stand the stench...

CreamAsian, thence of to tins for water chestnuts is more socially responsible.

Well, they're loading the truck this weekend...new to me KT on it's way.

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