leeko
Stainless
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2012
- Location
- Chicago, USA
Hi all,
I bought a Van Norman 26 mill at auction this week, and will be moving it at the start of next week. After going to inspect it and comparing to the manual, I have a couple of questions..
- it looks like there is an ~8" riser block between the column and the ram. Would that be a factory option and, if yes, does that make the model a "special" 26? The brochure mentions the special, but I'm not sure the differences between them
- are there other differences between the standard and special 26's? Mine does not appear to have a universal table
- the manual-recommended way of lifting is with a 2" rope around the back of the ram, and another around the front of the knee. The front of the knee is a somewhat rounded shape, and looks like it might be prone to the rope slipping. Is there something else I'm missing? Maybe the two loops need to be tied together to prevent slippage off the front?
- lastly, space is an issue in my wee shop. I'm thinking I can probably sell my Hardinge TM horizontal as the horizontal mode of the VN makes it a little redundant now :-P can anyone think of a reason to keep the Hardinge? (Other than because it's cool - I'm having a hard enough time with the thought of letting it go...)
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I bought a Van Norman 26 mill at auction this week, and will be moving it at the start of next week. After going to inspect it and comparing to the manual, I have a couple of questions..
- it looks like there is an ~8" riser block between the column and the ram. Would that be a factory option and, if yes, does that make the model a "special" 26? The brochure mentions the special, but I'm not sure the differences between them
- are there other differences between the standard and special 26's? Mine does not appear to have a universal table
- the manual-recommended way of lifting is with a 2" rope around the back of the ram, and another around the front of the knee. The front of the knee is a somewhat rounded shape, and looks like it might be prone to the rope slipping. Is there something else I'm missing? Maybe the two loops need to be tied together to prevent slippage off the front?
- lastly, space is an issue in my wee shop. I'm thinking I can probably sell my Hardinge TM horizontal as the horizontal mode of the VN makes it a little redundant now :-P can anyone think of a reason to keep the Hardinge? (Other than because it's cool - I'm having a hard enough time with the thought of letting it go...)
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