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[mrpizza]

Saw this on craigslist, seller says it works great. Father in law is a machinist and would take a good look at it. It is 3 phase, i would do a converter for it. I have TONS of tooling for it from the FIL. Im talking mills, taps, reamers, collets, etc numbered in the hundreds or more. So tooling is not an issue. Like cases and cases of the stuff he has acquired, most of it unopened. Also lots of micrometers stlouis.craigslist.org/hvo/5144664021.html

 

[Warrenator]

Looks huge. Great if you can move it. Do a VFD for the 3 phase converter, not a static converter.

 

[xxaler]

The trouble is moving it. That machine will need a good forklift to lift it onto whatever heavy duty trailer you've got, then a forklift to unload it unless you plan on taking it apart. Usually a full size turret mill is between 1800-2600lbs, with the base being the bulk of the weight.

Hell, my little Bridgeport was 1900lbs.

 

[WhoWhatNow]

It's hard to tell from the pictures but it doesn't look significantly larger than a Bridgeport. I had a guy with a wrecker move my J head. Tip at slightly and put black pipe under it and it'll roll easily on it on the shop floor.

 

[dr_clyde]

Hard to tell much from the pictures, but for the money it's probably worth the gamble. Cincinnati made excellent machinery and they are significantly more machine than an equivalent bridgeport style. I have a cincinnati and a bridgeport and the cinci is twice the mill.

 

[A_Pmech]

That's an older Cincinnati #2 plain vertical dial-type. It's not a Bridgeport, but a heavy production vertical milling machine. It will weigh about a 7,500 lbs.

It's impossible to tell the condition of the machine from a photo. Sometimes, a dirty machine is heavily used and abused. Sometimes it's simply a machine that was never used.

Luckily, you have someone knowledgeable to take with you to inspect the machine. They'll be able to give you an un-biased opinion of what the machine is capable of doing. It's all fine and dandy to say it has .035" of backlash in X and .0015" of way wear on the table, but that doesn't translate into what a machine is capable of doing with practiced hands.

 

[SunnyBeach]

For anyone who is lazy and does not want to go visit the link.

 

[mrpizza]

7500 pounds???? Holy hell i really dont think thats a doable option for us. We are wanting to get a mill and possibly a lathe so he can start teaching me everything he knows. Mostly for fun.

Does it make a difference if its a production type mill? Wouldnt that be mainly for one repeated setup?

Im an extreme novice at this.

 

[macgyver37]

The only real concern if this will be your only mill is whether it has a quill or not. I have not used one like this, so I do not remember whether it does or not. I have a #2 horizontal and yes this one will be close to the 7500 lbs. I honestly wouldn't worry about the weight of it if it is a machine you can use and is in good enough condition. You will only move it once or twice at the most, so I wouldn't let that make the decision of whether to get it or not.
It should be 5hp motor, so not a huge power req.

This one has all the cranks and handles, it should also have power feed in all three axis too. Need to see the left side to tell what model for sure.

 

[A_Pmech]

Does it make a difference if its a production type mill? Wouldnt that be mainly for one repeated setup?.

A turret mill like a Bridgeport is a more versatile machine overall. The Cincinnati is not as versatile primarily because it has a fixed head. Angled cuts must be made by angling the part rather than the machine. It also lacks a lever operated quill, in favor of the much more rigid sliding head design.

That machine is designed for removing large amounts of material, something rarely done in home machining. They are nice machines but perhaps not for what you want to do.

With a drop deck trailer from Sunbelt they're not hard to move.