Another Museum Piece - A Klaiber Surface Grinder

[Anorak Bob]

Again from the Deutsches Museum. At only 1.5m high, this would be a nice addition to the small backyard workshop. Shame it's not my backyard.:no: The workhead elevating handwheel was the only non tethered feed. I was amazed at the smoothness of it's action. Typical German engineering.

BT

[Abratool]

Again from the Deutsches Museum. At only 1.5m high, this would be a nice addition to the small backyard workshop. Shame it's not my backyard.:no: The workhead elevating handwheel was the only non tethered feed. I was amazed at the smoothness of it's action. Typical German engineering.

BT
Thanks Bob for the photos.
I have never seen this version of a surface grinder, namely a Cup grinding wheel & a Plain grinding wheel on the same machine.
Could be very useful for initial metal removal with the Cup wheel, index head, then use the Plain wheel for finish grinding :2tsup:
Check if you can bring it home. Promise them that it will go to a good home & they may consider ! :roll:
regards
Bruce

[Stustoys]

Hi BT,
Looks just like mine, Only better lol

Just a couple of questions :wink:
"non tethered feed"?
Would I be right in assuming the motor is rotated 90 degrees to operate the horizontal spindle?
The bed can be moved vertically off the base? independent of the column?

Thanks

Stuart

[Anorak Bob]

Stu,

The non tethered comment refered to the lack of hobbling as is evident on the table feed handwheels. It would have been necessary to prevent overzealous handling by the ignorant.

I was in too much of a hurry to take the one thousand photos in my two day allocated to the museum to study the intimate workings of every machine so sadly I failed to observe the workings of this one.:no: Like you I will have to make assumptions regarding it's operation.

BT

[Stustoys]

Hi BT,
No worries, I understand completely, I've just been looking at your Waldrich Siegen factory photos thread again and realised I completely missed the "square turning lathes" (and I dont have the excuse that I was in a rush).

Thank you for your efforts to show us some of these machines.

Stuart

[SC_RUFCTR]

That's a very nice looking machine. It wouldn't mind that for my tiny workshop. :wink: