Davis In SC
Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2005
- Location
- South Carolina USA
Is there any demand for old Bullards these days?
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Borg Warner, back in the day, had humdreds of them making automatic transmission housings for GM. Look in WW II War Production footage. There's probably a Bullard featured at least once in every segment.
A dozen or so years ago when they ramped down the Army Base at Romulus, NY, I made several excursions there to wander the storage buildings and marvel at the
Machine Tools in storage. BIG stuff mostly. Every building (I think there were over 15) I had guessed was something like 150 x 300 ft. Broken into 2 or 3 sections with dividing walls. Almost every section had 'bullards'...from a couple to 6 or more. They were like clay pots grouped near and 'decorating' the door and entrance ways.
I think the smallest would be 36" and the large ones were probably 42" or 50-ish. Many manuals, and some tape-a-trols with ball screws too.
dk
Wonder if any Multimatics are still being run. This is the Bullard with up to sixteen spindles.
John Oder
After seeing the giant VTL's in the shop where JRIOWA runs amuk,I decided I wanted (needed) a VTL. Just got one into my shop last week- a KING 42 Inch VTL. Made in the fifties, in like new condition, came out of a school, where it was a ready reserve machine. So now the fun begins!
Back when the USA could actually do something.
John Oder
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