BrandonMag
Aluminum
- Joined
- Dec 12, 2018
- Location
- East of The Dalles, OR
I've been looking to buy a mill and came across this: Public Surplus: Auction #2349706
I'm a newbie to machining, but after a fair amount of careful reading and multiple YouTube video viewings, I think this machine may be worth placing a bid on. It's only about a four-hour drive away, which is well worth the time if it has the features I want in a universal mill. Before I place a bid, however, I have a couple of questions regarding the specific features it has:
1. Approximately when was it manufactured? The serial number is 41-3316.
2. Does this mill have the vertical rapid traverse feature for the knee? You can see the clutch handle on the right side of the knee, so I am fairly certain it has the x- and y-axis rapid traverse. What I'm unsure about is if this particular machine has the vertical (z-axis) rapid traverse feature found on the later mills K&T manufactured.
3. Are there any other features this particular machine has that are worth noting? (I've watched Keith Fenner on YouTube explain the features his K&T 2HL universal mill has; I'm assuming the two mills have similar design elements.)
I'm a newbie to machining, but after a fair amount of careful reading and multiple YouTube video viewings, I think this machine may be worth placing a bid on. It's only about a four-hour drive away, which is well worth the time if it has the features I want in a universal mill. Before I place a bid, however, I have a couple of questions regarding the specific features it has:
1. Approximately when was it manufactured? The serial number is 41-3316.
2. Does this mill have the vertical rapid traverse feature for the knee? You can see the clutch handle on the right side of the knee, so I am fairly certain it has the x- and y-axis rapid traverse. What I'm unsure about is if this particular machine has the vertical (z-axis) rapid traverse feature found on the later mills K&T manufactured.
3. Are there any other features this particular machine has that are worth noting? (I've watched Keith Fenner on YouTube explain the features his K&T 2HL universal mill has; I'm assuming the two mills have similar design elements.)