Vertical miller for sale - any offers

[Tony Griffiths]

Here's a chance for an impecunious enthusiast to obtain a most useful vertical miller at what will be a rock-bottom price. It's stood unused for 10 years so needs a jolly good clean - but otherwise appears complete. It has to go so....
https://store.lathes.co.uk/adverts/for-s...mill-drill

[Charles P]

Here's a chance for an impecunious enthusiast to obtain a most useful vertical miller at what will be a rock-bottom price. It's stood unused for 10 years so needs a jolly good clean - but otherwise appears complete. It has to go so....
https://store.lathes.co.uk/adverts/for-s...mill-drill

That's really a very good deal for someone to expand their useful workshop capabilities.

[Ian Williams]

That is a useful bit of kit and at very good price Tony

[Tony Griffiths]

As a "mill/drill" the co-ordinate drilling facility is incredibly useful. No more struggling to hold a machine vice on the drill table; on this machine, it's clamped it down and all you need to do is whizz the handles around until the job is exactly beneath the drill bit.

[Austin in the Shed]

Have to agree with you Tony.Since putting an x-y table on my heavy vertical drill I've never used the drill table,now swung behind.
Although that one is only the economy model the head will be much more substantial than a drilling head for milling work.
Don't know how a serious diy/car person can do without one along with a lathe ,of course.
Surprised no one has gone for it.

[Bob Kneale]

Not only an incredibly useful piece if equipment in any workshop, the fact that it comes complete with a very nice Abwood vice it is  very good value indeed.
Try and get any Abwood vice at a reasonable price these days -they are like hen's teeth.
I wouldn't be without my ZX25 mill/drill along with my lathe, although a Myford has its limitations when doing Automotive work.
Bob

[Charles P]

Have to agree with you Tony.Since putting an x-y table on my heavy vertical drill I've never used the drill table,now swung behind.
Although that one is only the economy model the head will be much more substantial than a drilling head for milling work.
Don't know how a serious diy/car person can do without one along with a lathe ,of course.
Surprised no one has gone for it.

Dave

Maybe the enlightened amongst us already have such stuff, and the rest have yet to see the light!

C

[Austin in the Shed]

Not only an incredibly useful piece if equipment in any workshop, the fact that it comes complete with a very nice Abwood vice it is  very good value indeed.
Try and get any Abwood vice at a reasonable price these days -they are like hen's teeth.
I wouldn't be without my ZX25 mill/drill along with my lathe, although a Myford has its limitations when doing Automotive work.
Bob

I started off with an ML 7 a long time ago,vertical slide for limited milling work but have to say everything was hard work,too small a table too little slide travel etc too small a spindle bore.Bought a Super 7. Better tailstock for drilling,countershaft clutch and fitted a second hand gearbox and taper turning attachment from another super 7 I bought so in the end as good as a Myford could get.
I do admire those Old model engineers who made superb models on them,I spoke to one who'd machined a 3" traction engine cylinder on one.
However if I was going to advise someone looking to buy a lathe I'd say maybe a Boxford for most small /medium work,a bit bigger,heavier and capable of more useful? Work.
I still have my Super 7 and use it for certain jobs,lathes are like lawnmowers,You can't get one that does everything.

[dickie65]

If it was closer to me in Cornwall I would happily have it to go with my Harrison M300.
The shipping logistics and cost is the problem for me.
I have access to a mill at work in one workshop, and there are two other mills in the machine shop which I am not alllowed to play with.
But having one at home is much more useful !

[austin]

I would love to have it but am away from tomorrow for two weeks so can't collect or arrange anyone to pick up.