Swiss Machines in the Wild

deboom_j · Dec 5, 2016

One of my hobbies is target shooting, so when I first heard the name Tanner, I didn't know what or who they were. Of course I googled them, and found their website.

Tanner Firma

Thought you guys might appreciate the machines shown in the pics. Looks like a nice shop! Look like they make nice rifles too.

John

Maxim · Dec 5, 2016

Probably more of the gunsmithing thread but.

Holy shit look at this 1955 prototype and compare to the revolutionary Walther All Aluminium free rifle from the late 1990s.

Doesn't let me link to a picture for some reason.

Tanner Sportwaffen AG Switzerland - History

Milacron · Dec 5, 2016

deboom_j said:
One of my hobbies is target shooting, so when I first heard the name Tanner, I didn't know what or who they were. Of course I googled them, and found their website.

Tanner Firma

Thought you guys might appreciate the machines shown in the pics. Looks like a nice shop! Look like they make nice rifles too.

John

Interesting.... Schaublin 13 mills that look as nice as the one I had...except even better as they have the vertical heads with moving quill...very cool.

Also interesting is the Schaublin 102N lathe that appears to not be on the official Schaulin cast iron bench, but does have the electrics integrated into the bench..... wonder if Schaublin offered that at one time... or they did this ?

SIP6A · Dec 6, 2016

Milacron said:
Also interesting is the Schaublin 102N lathe that appears to not be on the official Schaulin cast iron bench, but does have the electrics integrated into the bench..... wonder if Schaublin offered that at one time... or they did this ?

Are you talking about the ones with the red tops?

That's called the laboratory top. I owned an older 102 with that top. Very nice to clean off.

Screwmachine · Dec 6, 2016

SIP6A said:
Are you talking about the ones with the red tops?

That's called the laboratory top. I owned an older 102 with that top. Very nice to clean off.

A friend of mine has one too, older (and green top), with a more modern square head grafted on. Might figure out a way to do a top like that on the cabinet base machine in the shop.

Milacron · Dec 6, 2016

SIP6A said:
Are you talking about the ones with the red tops?

That's called the laboratory top. I owned an older 102 with that top. Very nice to clean off.

Yes.... so Schaublin did offer that sort of base at one time for the 102 series complete with electrical controls integrated into the right side ? In a way more logical than the cast iron base.. looks nicer and more storage of accessories possible. Only disadvantage would be if one wanted infinite vari drive but perhaps even that was possible via a special top mounted out drive ?

jCandlish · Dec 6, 2016

The iron base w/ Urphen tops I'm familiar with look like this:

Of course there were other non-OEM bases offered, and I wouldn't be surprised if the 'N' machines Tanner has are mounted on bases 2 or 3 generations older than the machines.

Milacron · Dec 7, 2016

jCandlish said:
The iron base w/ Urphen tops I'm familiar with

What is "Urphen".... a manufacturer of plastic laminate like Formica...or a bench top manufacturer ? Googling the word seems to bring up nothing.

jCandlish · Dec 7, 2016

Milacron said:
What is "Urphen".... a manufacturer of plastic laminate like Formica...or a bench top manufacturer ? Googling the word seems to bring up nothing.

Try googling "Urphenplatte".

Urphen is a chemically resistant plastic laminate, softer and more resilient than Formica®. It is not a registered trademark so must be a description of a type of material. It is a standard Lista benchtop offering, also widely available from other workshop furniture suppliers.

Adding: apropos of odd Schaublin benches ...

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