Anyone know what I can use this for?

[bnelson06]

Anyone know what this is for, I uncovered it in the back room today[emoji2]

[MaLar]

I have no clue but I'll take it. I'll come get it right now!

[Hardcast416taylor]

A door stop for the dog door.Robert

[bnelson06]

Tried to use it as a door stop but it feels a bit heavy.

[littlejack]

Millin stuff????????????

[Rottweiler]

that machine makes big expensive pieces of metal into little useless pieces of metal

[aspangler]

Nothing but junk. Send it to me for proper disposal.

[country gent]

That machine will clip finger nails right back to the elbow. That looks to be a good solid mill. should do anything you want with the proper tooling. Moulds, fluting, Tooling for all sorts of projects. Imagination is all it takes.

[Garyshome]

Damn!

[MtGun44]

I think there's more to this story than he's tellin'

Bill

[leftiye]

Dandy boat anchor (just don't try to pull it up).

[JSnover]

In my shop there's a guy who uses the flat part to set his coffee cups. The rest of us use it for other stuff.

[leebuilder]

Lol all good uses for the mill. Seriously imagination is the only limit to what you can do on that machine tool, well safely any way. Make another milling machine!!

[bnelson06]

This has been sitting buried in the back room for a couple of years as I haven't had the time to play with it. Now I just have to get the elec hooked up and decide on a first project. I think I am going to continue to clean first as I think I saw a rather nice lathe poking out of the pile next to this ;)

[roverboy]

I'd love to have one if I had the room. A good lathe too. I use a Bridgeport mill and a Okuma CNC mill at work every day. I'd love to have my own though......

[roverboy]

This has been sitting buried in the back room for a couple of years as I haven't had the time to play with it. Now I just have to get the elec hooked up and decide on a first project. I think I am going to continue to clean first as I think I saw a rather nice lathe poking out of the pile next to this ;)
What brand is it?

[bnelson06]

The lathe is a Prentice Bros. 12" swing

[labradigger1]

If it will fit in a lrfb I'll take it!
One piece at a time is ok also.

[bnelson06]

It would be a lot of extra large flb's

[roverboy]

The lathe is a Prentice Bros. 12" swing

Thanks, but, I was meaning the mill in pic.

[bnelson06]

Thanks, but, I was meaning the mill in pic.
A Lagun FTV-4

[leeggen]

I beleive that mill head will tilt front to back and left to right, and the table will run up down left right and in out all automaticly. Just a lovely peice of shop equipment.
It will eat anything fed to it. Is it a single phase electric motor sytem or 3 phase? The one we had was 3phase 440 volt.
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[akajun]

Is that r8 or 40 taper ?

[bnelson06]

3 phase and yes it will tilt every which way from anywhere. You will have to explain your question akajun as I'm not a machinist by trade.

[akajun]

That's the spindle taper , it determines what tooling you need to purchase , such as collets, end mill holders, drill chucks, etc. r8 is more common, cheaper, but not as stought. Nt 40 is way sturdier, I'd prefer nt40

[doc1876]

3 phase and yes it will tilt every which way from anywhere. You will have to explain your question akajun as I'm not a machinist by trade.

Then, I take it you don't need it. Let me know when the arm wrestling contest for it is

[bnelson06]

I don't NEED it, but there are lots of things we don't need. ;)

[bnelson06]

Taper is a NT40

[akajun]

Congrats, you have the Cadillac of vertical mills and is robust as hell. Add a dro and they machine will last you forever.

[roverboy]

Congrats, you have the Cadillac of vertical mills and is robust as hell. Add a dro and they machine will last you forever.

I don't know what I'd do at work without the digital readout. I've used them without a DRO but, don't like it.

[bnelson06]

It has one DRO on the head but the batteries must be dead

[Green Frog]

that machine makes big expensive pieces of metal into little useless pieces of metal

I have become particularly adept at using one to generate massive amounts of scrap from otherwise good stock! :roll:

Froggie