Cinncinati (SP?) Horizontal Mill??

Michael J. Spangler

Michael J. Spangler

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ok guys here's another one i might have a lead on. do you think its worth it?
not sure on a price yet or not or if the guy might just give it to me. but is it a machine worth having around the shop if the price is right??
i guess that brings up the question what is the right price for one of these??
i still need to see what kind of condition its in, thanks for the info in advance guys

Grasshoppa
 
ok guys i guess no-one likes me.
well the mill is from 1952 it is a horizontal cinncinati with power feed
he says its in great condition, which i believe and i'm going to check it out on sunday for sure. he's asking 600 for it.
given good condition should i pay this much??
thanks a lot guys
any suggestions and info are much appreciated
 
Fitz said:
Michael, what are you planning on using it for?
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DUH!!! Making knives.:p :p
GrassHoppa, where are you planning to put all the equipment??? Aren't you running out of room?????:D :D I be glad when you get everything setup. That way I can go over and dirty up your shop, instead of the other way around. HEHEHEHEHE!!!
 
Sorry I could not be of more help to you, Mikey. That does sound like a Burke, though. I won't be able to tell without some pics.
 
yeah what IG SAID!!! wow i agree with him for once. but not on the dirtying my shop part. it can't get any worse!!
its ok higgy from what i understand this is a much larger machine. but i havent seen it yet so i'll make sure to post some pics as soon as i can.
 
indian george said:
DUH!!! Making knives.:p :p
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Perhaps you'll educate me, oh Mr Wizard, as to just what operations a horizontal mill is used for in a one-man knife shop?

I've only seen two horizontal mills, and neither of them would be a whole helluva lot of useful to me for making knives. So, I just wanted to know.

Put up or shut up, you wanker....:jerkit: :jerkit: :D
 
and they're off!!:jerkit:
can't end mills be used in the horizontal mills? for slotting guards
and what about big ol fat mills for flatening handle materials and such. i only want it for slotting guards really.
arrggg maybe i'll just save up and get one of those knee mills
 
fitzo said:
Perhaps you'll educate me, oh Mr Wizard, as to just what operations a horizontal mill is used for in a one-man knife shop?
Put up or shut up, you wanker....:jerkit: :jerkit: :D
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Very Carefully!!!! HEHEHEHE!!! Boy, I got to tell you everything.:confused: :confused: :D
 
Michael, the ones I saw had a biga$$ arbor that used cutters shaped like circular saw blades of sorts. It was used for facing operations like flattening an engine head, or cutting a long groove, depending on how many cutters were ganged on the arbor.

I was asking because I haven't seen one that uses end-mill type cutters, and I was curious.

The times I've seen endmills used horizontally it was in a lathe with a Palmgren milling vise.
 
indian george said:
Very Carefully!!!! HEHEHEHE!!! Boy, I got to tell you everything.:confused: :confused: :D
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Old man, I see your lips flapping but I don't hear ya saying anything....:D
 
fitzo said:
Old man, I see your lips flapping but I don't hear ya saying anything....:D
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That figures!! I just thought you were deaf, but you are deaf, dumb and blind. HEHEHEHE!!!:eek: :eek:
 
Michael J. Spangler said:
and they're off!!:jerkit:
can't end mills be used in the horizontal mills? for slotting guards
and what about big ol fat mills for flatening handle materials and such. i only want it for slotting guards really.
arrggg maybe i'll just save up and get one of those knee mills
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I am not saying it can't be done, just may prove to be difficult with a horizontal mill. If you want my honest opinion, Michael, drop the idea of that horizontal mill and get a Harbor Freight mini-mill. Then buy a 1.25" carbide slotting saw and an arbor and slit your folder liners with that. You'll actually come out on top because you can use the mill for other stuff too. I had a small Burke horizontal mill (thinking the same thing as you) and ditched it. One thing to beware about this: The larger the slitting saw, the larger the diameter needed for an arbor. What does this mean? This means that a large arbor will not allow you to cut completely out to the ends of the lock without over-running the blade into the parent material. In other words, it would get sloppy.

I use 1" up to 1.5" saw's all the time, and aside from burning a few up by being a forgetful dumbass, they work pretty well. Oh, and I use .016 thick saws on smaller and .020 saws on larger liners.
 
indian george said:
That figures!! I just thought you were deaf, but you are deaf, dumb and blind. HEHEHEHE!!!:eek: :eek:
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Step aside, sonny. This is a serious discussion and you're interrupting things! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D
 
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