Visiting one of my local shops and talking with the owner on a little walk around I stumbled across a Churchill NB. It hasn't been in service for 10 years. The owner bought it from the previous owner in a foreclosure situation. He said he used to run the machine and said it had a pretty decent finish and ran very well. It is set up for 575 V. The present owner doesn't have that voltage in his shop and the only reason he bought it was for Price and he like the look of the old machine. He was hoping one day to give it a rehab, but 10 years has passed and it's still sitting in the corner of the shop gathering dust. It still has its original paint job and it is missing the coolant tank/pump. Otherwise it seems like it's pretty much there. My first guess is it is probably about a 40s to 50s era. So here are my questions,
Is it really worth going after?
Is anybody running one, and/or have any dirty papers on it?
Is there any known inherited problems with the machine?
The owner doesn't actually have it for sale, he kind of just wishes, it would go to a good home. He knows me well enough that, I'll give this old girl second chance, that he wished he had the voltage and the time for.
Any and all comments welcome.
Thanks Matt
Is it really worth going after?
Is anybody running one, and/or have any dirty papers on it?
Is there any known inherited problems with the machine?
The owner doesn't actually have it for sale, he kind of just wishes, it would go to a good home. He knows me well enough that, I'll give this old girl second chance, that he wished he had the voltage and the time for.
Any and all comments welcome.
Thanks Matt