Horizontal Mill for integral knives?

[alexmin]

There a local guy who sells this bench top horizontal mill for $500

Table size 4"x16"
Base size 20"x14"
Height 26"

Can anyone tell me if I can use it for integral knives? I can imagine setup for milling integrals but since I have very little experience milling I need input from more experienced machinists.

Thanks,
Alex

 

[J. MacDonald]

Not worth the investment IMHO. A small mill/drill vertical type machine would be much more useful for what you want to do and should be able to be found for a similar price if you look hard.

 

[JCaswell]

Not worth the investment IMHO. A small mill/drill vertical type machine would be much more useful for what you want to do and should be able to be found for a similar price if you look hard.

I agree, too much $. You can pick these up pretty cheap if you look around, and a vertical is more useful anyway IMO.

 

[Tanguay Custom Knives]

I could find a use for it, but I'd get a vertical mill first.

 

[mlovett]

I wouldn't want to do integrals on it, but man, I could use this one! Mike

 

[argel55]

I've seen a couple like these set up as surface grinders. Mike

 

[jhiggins]

Thats an old Burke. Probably the head from a #1 or #2, but a fun little machine nonetheless. It would make a super little slitting saw for some things like liners maybe, but the hardest part in these old horizontals is getting the elliptical out of the running sawblade. Its a real PITA. For the most part, these old Burkes and Burke/Cincinnatis were 2nd operation machines, mainly meant to mill keyways into shafts. Still again, to convert to a surface grinder, you'd be better off getting the HF grinder at $900 and be done with it.