nobrakese28
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2015
- Location
- Pico Rivera
Hello, I have been on the hunt for a few months for a USA made horizontal milling machine. A gentleman I typically purchase woodworking equipment had a small metal shop, all of the equipment was originally used to build Davis and Wells woodworking Machinery right here in Los Angeles.
After a few months of me bugging him, he finally agreed to sell it complete with all of the tooling. The machine is very well tooled, as it comes with the vertical head, parking attachment, 10-15 arbors, dozens to hundreds of cutters, and several indexable-cutterheads. It was quite an ordeal to move to my shop, but it went smoothly and safely with a very heavy custom oak pallet and a drop-deck trailer.
I was able to see the machine run, but it hasn't been used in years and is covered in some rust, and grease. I still need to make one more trip to retrieve all of the tooling, specifically the cutters.
Before I plan on using the machine, I plan to fully clean the machine and ensure all of the lubrication is working as it should. I did some reading and have seen several different oils being used, the manual shows Gargoyle DTE heavy-medium, which is now Mobil DTE heavy-medium, same as my Monarch geartrain.
Is the consensus to use the DTE in the head stock and knee, and Vactra 2 for the hand-pull oiler? I see some people using Vacuoline instead of the DTE.
Can anyone date the machine, its is stamped 1-7612.
Is it best to try and clean the machine in assembled, or is it worth oiling the table and saddle to ensure the oiling to the ways is clear?
I will post better pics this evening.
Thanks,
Marco
After a few months of me bugging him, he finally agreed to sell it complete with all of the tooling. The machine is very well tooled, as it comes with the vertical head, parking attachment, 10-15 arbors, dozens to hundreds of cutters, and several indexable-cutterheads. It was quite an ordeal to move to my shop, but it went smoothly and safely with a very heavy custom oak pallet and a drop-deck trailer.
I was able to see the machine run, but it hasn't been used in years and is covered in some rust, and grease. I still need to make one more trip to retrieve all of the tooling, specifically the cutters.
Before I plan on using the machine, I plan to fully clean the machine and ensure all of the lubrication is working as it should. I did some reading and have seen several different oils being used, the manual shows Gargoyle DTE heavy-medium, which is now Mobil DTE heavy-medium, same as my Monarch geartrain.
Is the consensus to use the DTE in the head stock and knee, and Vactra 2 for the hand-pull oiler? I see some people using Vacuoline instead of the DTE.
Can anyone date the machine, its is stamped 1-7612.
Is it best to try and clean the machine in assembled, or is it worth oiling the table and saddle to ensure the oiling to the ways is clear?
I will post better pics this evening.
Thanks,
Marco