Elwood1968
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2017
I'm looking for a Cincinnati plain horizontal mill, 3hp to 5hp range, which puts my search in the 2MI, 2ML, 203, or 205 size. Or maybe the later 205 Cintimill or even a CinPak45?
The earlier 2MI or 205 types seem straightforward with their cassette style gearboxes, but I don't have experience with the variable sheave belt drives on the later Cintimill (which were apparently marketed first by Cincinnati and then later transferred to their subsidiary Cincinnati Lathe & Tool and built in Wilmington OH).
Are these variable sheave designs problematic?
One advantage of the Cintimill design over the earlier ones is the use of a separate motor on the knee, replacing the complicated mechanical drive of the knee movements by the main spindle motor.
Any reason to prefer one of these models over another?
The earlier 2MI or 205 types seem straightforward with their cassette style gearboxes, but I don't have experience with the variable sheave belt drives on the later Cintimill (which were apparently marketed first by Cincinnati and then later transferred to their subsidiary Cincinnati Lathe & Tool and built in Wilmington OH).
Are these variable sheave designs problematic?
One advantage of the Cintimill design over the earlier ones is the use of a separate motor on the knee, replacing the complicated mechanical drive of the knee movements by the main spindle motor.
Any reason to prefer one of these models over another?
