AndyF
Stainless
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2003
- Location
- Phelps, NY, USA
I may be looking at an older, grey, FP3L. The serial number is 1741. About how old would it be.
The machine doesn’t include an overarm bracket or arbor for horizontal milling. Are these hard to find?
What is the collet type on this vintage machine? They look a little different than standard 40 taper tools (but that could be a bad angle for the pictures).
Finally, for someone who grew up on Bridgeport style mills, how easy is it to get used to working from the side/rear of table with a fixed table, traveling column machine?
I like the flexibility of the table design and am intrigued by a fixed table, but have to confess that the operator position is throwing me off a little.
The machine doesn’t include an overarm bracket or arbor for horizontal milling. Are these hard to find?
What is the collet type on this vintage machine? They look a little different than standard 40 taper tools (but that could be a bad angle for the pictures).
Finally, for someone who grew up on Bridgeport style mills, how easy is it to get used to working from the side/rear of table with a fixed table, traveling column machine?
I like the flexibility of the table design and am intrigued by a fixed table, but have to confess that the operator position is throwing me off a little.