unixgeek
Plastic
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2013
- Location
- Ypsilanti, MI.
Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been looking for a 10ee for several years now. The other day, one came up on CL claiming to be a sundstrand drive. It was local so figured it was worth a look. When I arrived with a buddy, we found that it was not a sundstrand unit. Instead, we found a 1943 machine with the MG drive removed and adapted to use a 5hp 3ph 220v motor (with no speed control). Although the conversion was done by the previous, previous owner, the seller had gathered all of the parts to convert it back. The offer also included a decent amount of spares, such as a tailstock, apron, leadscrews, and other minor bits.
The price? $250.
After getting it home and giving it a more-through check, it looks fairly complete, the ways look good, the MG drive looks complete, and the spindle seems to be in great condition. I re-oiled it, hooked up a VFD, ran the spindle at about 250rpm, and everything seems to be in order. It seems this one was originally sold to the Federal Telecommunications Laboratory in Nutley, NJ.
I'm very excited to restore it to working condition and to start churning out parts!
The price? $250.
After getting it home and giving it a more-through check, it looks fairly complete, the ways look good, the MG drive looks complete, and the spindle seems to be in great condition. I re-oiled it, hooked up a VFD, ran the spindle at about 250rpm, and everything seems to be in order. It seems this one was originally sold to the Federal Telecommunications Laboratory in Nutley, NJ.
I'm very excited to restore it to working condition and to start churning out parts!