I'm starting a new thread to document the overhaul of my recently acquired mill. Abene S/N 3864.
Purchased in October 2015. Originally manufactured in 1966.
Mill was purchased on impulse as I have wanted (any mill) for years and after 5 or so years of casually searching kijiji this one came up with no one interested apparently. I made an offer and it was accepted. Paid a flat deck towtruck to drive it the ~100 km to my house and dragged it (literally) into the garage.
It came with two endmill holders, one 1" arbor and several hundred horizontal cutters of various types and arbor sizes. It was missing several small parts and of course the flat belt.
The mill sat for several months as I installed a bridge crane and painted the walls and now I'm trying to get it running. Parts are being accumulated for a rotary phase converter.
The cleaning process began early Feb 2016.
Picture of it from delivery.
Purchased in October 2015. Originally manufactured in 1966.
Mill was purchased on impulse as I have wanted (any mill) for years and after 5 or so years of casually searching kijiji this one came up with no one interested apparently. I made an offer and it was accepted. Paid a flat deck towtruck to drive it the ~100 km to my house and dragged it (literally) into the garage.
It came with two endmill holders, one 1" arbor and several hundred horizontal cutters of various types and arbor sizes. It was missing several small parts and of course the flat belt.
The mill sat for several months as I installed a bridge crane and painted the walls and now I'm trying to get it running. Parts are being accumulated for a rotary phase converter.
The cleaning process began early Feb 2016.
Picture of it from delivery.