The hobber came from Kearney State University in Nebraska who seemed to be the original owner based on crusty old documentation from Barber-Colman to a CNC shop in Neb. to me. It looks like a little creampuff but it's every bit of 1800 lbs...a lot of solid cast iron in the base. The motor is a 2hp 1200rpm monster and has a triple V-belt drive.
I've got about 15 change gears for the tooth timing and maybe 8 change gears for the feed, 3 hobs, I've got about a dozen more hobs from ebay sniping.
Conflicting info on the panel between 230v and 480v so I opened up the jbox on the side of the motor...crusty old wiring but I think will work, 230v.
The belt guarding is the most intricately conceived cast piece I've ever seen, and the most confounding to take apart...not sure how it actually comes off because it entraps 1 belt and I can't see inside how that belt is released.
Right now I'm in the wiring & cleaning phase, someone long ago did most of the hard work by applying rust preventative to every exposed metal surface, so it's just dirty.
John S, just rub it in
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-Matt
PS: I should add that this seller I think hit the high-water mark as far as crating. Made special T-bolts from 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/4" thick square washers and threaded rod to firmly bolt the machine to the 2x6 base, electrical taped all swinging covers shut, reversed the handwheel on the far side to protect the crank handle, packed all the change gears and hobs in individual bubble wraps and then screwed down a 5 gallon pail inside the crate, and all the bubble wrapped items inside. Packed the documents in a cardboard box, and marked the HEAVY and LIGHT END on the crate in large letters. Only thing they missed was the little arched cover in the front, and that merely fell off with no damage.