Vintage Engine Machine Shop Equip

[JRS1967RSSS]

Here are a couple of pics I took this weekend.

Most of this equipment hasn't been used in many years.

Post if you have ever used any of this stuff.

 

[454ragtop]

I've used the Van Norman boring bar, the valve seat grinder, and the mag inspection fixture. Had a big machine to install valve seats and guides, many moons ago.

 

[3 Gun Shooter]

I've used it all, the boring bar is on a stand to do free standing cylinders. Much easier and faster to use a seat and guide machine to put in seats and guides, I had a TCM25 was a great machine.

 

[JRS1967RSSS]

This type of seat and guide machine????????

 

[Packard V8]

Most of that appears to be 1940s-50s vintage and did the job, albiet slowly. The magnaflux is still in use today in many smaller shops.

jack vines

 

[454ragtop]

This type of seat and guide machine????????

One I ran was similar, not a Kwik Way, maybe a Winona? Had a cool air float table that tilted and swiveled to work with canted valves like found in a big block Chevy.

 

[rsanter]

Looks like some of the stuff I have in my shop.
Vintage???.....I still use the stuff

Bob

 

[JRS1967RSSS]

Yep, most of this stuff was used in the late 80's and early 90's.

Here are a couple valve grinding machines that are packed away. They must be worn out or broken. You can see both in the pic.

 

[454ragtop]

Some guys collect vintage Sun diagnostic machines........

 

[txvwnut]

I've used everything in that pic. Still have all of it too, don't use some of it anymore as I just do aircooled veedub stuff now.

 

[gtabasso]

Where I work is a 500,000 SF showroom of vintage industrial equipment made decades ago. It is amazing to wander and look and wonder who ran those machines and what they made. I would love to know how they were used. I wish I could tell their stories.

 

[Plombob]

Where I work is a 500,000 SF showroom of vintage industrial equipment made decades ago. It is amazing to wander and look and wonder who ran those machines and what they made. I would love to know how they were used. I wish I could tell their stories.

Amen to that! I love the early machinery with S-shaped wheel spokes.

 

[Cemco]

Have some still in use......just that my newer equipment is easier to use and more accurate......all that equipment was "everday use" in its time......yes, I'm a little older......haha

 

[Brian41]

1 of the items I picked up this week at auction... 1928 Kwik-way model C valve grinder

 

[Ricky Joe]

Where I work is a 500,000 SF showroom of vintage industrial equipment made decades ago. It is amazing to wander and look and wonder who ran those machines and what they made. I would love to know how they were used. I wish I could tell their stories.

You and I work in similar environments. The company I work for sells new machinery and buys, refurbishes, and resells used. Lathes, milling machines; you name it. I keep the company vehicles maintained and repaired.