What an adorable little horizontal mill! I think my tooling cutter grinder has a bigger table! That seems like it would be really useful for smaller work, horizontal mills normally take so much setup time, this one looks far more manageable. Even just the weight of the arbors and spacers must be much more pleasant to deal with
@@smalltownmachineshop6860 Yes, My was made in 1941. It has Timken Roller Bearings and the same Master Geared Motor, which weighs at least 100 pounds. I don't have the universal table on mine, which I wish I did, those were a nice feature. I do have the full cast iron base with access door though.
@@smalltownmachineshop6860 I bet the "No." goes with the number above it--the letters just slipped in the mould. It looks like the same thing happened with the last letter in the name of the city. Perhaps this is an early one, before Burke settled on calling it the "No. 4". They made this same basic machine for something like 40 years. I have one that was probably from the late '60s or 70s and it is almost identical, even to the gearmotor. I have seen one with a regular motor and a multi-gear transmission that is said to be from 1978. The taper is a B & S #9. I've had mine for over 30 years but haven't used it a lot as I get some belt slip under heavy cuts and never took the time to sort it out. You would think that with all the weight of that motor the belt would never slip, but mine does. The machine works best for slotting and milling small pieces, as the table is so small and its movement limited. For the space it takes up in the shop, I would probably be better served by a small combination mill, but I like funky old equipment. I even have an AMMCO 7" shaper like the one you bought! One of my favorite machine tool slogans is "You can make anything with a shaper, except money."
Could I make a special request? The power feed on the Burke that runs off of that shaft, it appears to be a very simple design that would potentially be very easy to replicate. I have a few machines in need of power feed additions. I need more torque than what is available in the Chinese power feed units on eBay. Is there any way you could make another video where you show us exactly how that one is designed? I hate computer-based signaling, much prefer 1940s tech. It takes either a gearbox or much pulley routing to get a small electric motor down to the speeds required for power feed and still have torque. I have been studying older mechanical designs for power feed trying to find inspiration. From the quick look you gave us, this seems to be a very simple design. Please consider walking us through it or even just a lot of close-up camera work. Thanks very much
Do you have any need for arbors or spacers? I have several full setups and I no longer have horizontal milling capabilities. This stuff is surplus to me, unusable. There are three complete sets of hardinge ground spacers and shims. I believe there are two separate diameters represented by the collection. I'm not positive off hand, but I believe they are 30 taper and 40 taper sets. What size does the Burke accept?
Adam, That's really a cool little mill. Looks to be in great shape, should fun to operate. Do you know what the spindle taper is ? Guessing B&S 9 Thanks for sharing....Dean
Do you still have this machine? Would you be willing to share some pictures offline with me? I have one that I need to assemble and I may need a little help here and there. Joe
I have the same machine with a single phase motor. How do you wire it for reverse and forward operation like yours? Mine is wired so it spins in only one direction whether it’s in forward or reverse.
I noticed that the far end of the arbor is supported by a live center instead of an oil bath bushing. I have not seen that on a horizontal mill before. Do you know what the reason is? Is it possible that this machine could also theoretically run a grinding wheel? I'm noticing the potential for cutting tapers with that long table, the machine is so feature rich that I wonder if it was marketed as an ad hoc surface grinder as well?
