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16th June 2014, 01:08 AM #1
Kid in a toystore
Some photos of the factory I visited and was allowed to work in for the weekend.
Read the thread on my Cash mill rebuild to see why I was there.
Just thought some people would like to see a the gear in a working tool and die making factory.
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Joe
9"thicknesser/planer, 12" bench saw, 2Hp Dusty, 5/8" Drill press, 10" Makita drop saw, 2Hp Makita outer, the usual power tools and carpentry hand tools...
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16th June 2014, 01:14 AM #2Senior Member
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Thank you for putting those photos up. That's one big piece of steel in the lathe chuck.
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16th June 2014, 08:36 AM #3Pink 10EE owner
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Nice pictures... The machines look clean... What I did see was no CNC though...
Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.
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16th June 2014, 12:21 PM #4
R.C. That's right! THat's what made it like a 'toyshop' for me.... No CNC machines - everything done manually. He has another section to the factory (which was dark over the weekend) where he and his son manufacture plastic injection moldings themselves - in there everything is fully automated with robots nad CNC control.... not very interesting to look at for metalworkers.....
He outsorces anyhting that needs CNC machining to a factory down the road.....
So he roughs out the dies and strippers that need complex 3D shapes to high tolerances and get them to run the finishing passes on some things. THis factory is a 2-man plus his wife buisness. I aksed uestions about the business and it's competitive in the specilised stuff they do. But in the past there were 8 people employed - now its just a family business. But they still make 3 good incomes and amortise the investment. He's been in business for 35 years there, owns the factory and all the machines. He has sold a few old machines in the past few years though. The injection molding machines and the robots are still amortising. He thinks he'll be OK for another 5 years or so as a family business....Cheers,
Joe
9"thicknesser/planer, 12" bench saw, 2Hp Dusty, 5/8" Drill press, 10" Makita drop saw, 2Hp Makita outer, the usual power tools and carpentry hand tools...
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16th June 2014, 12:47 PM #5
Methinks Joe might have his patient eye on some soon to be available machines that don't require quite so much restoration.....
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16th June 2014, 03:11 PM #6
Yes, very interesting to see these machines. I am not into metal work so this thread has given me a look inside a machinist shop.
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16th June 2014, 03:50 PM #7
Thanks for the pictures Joe, looks like a great place to work. I see a couple of nice looking Arboga drill presses... I like that little vertical bandsaw... any details?
Ray
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16th June 2014, 07:50 PM #8
Sorry Ray, I didn;t take much notice of the bandsaw.... too much other stuff to look at But I will be seeing him again and ask some questions. I also didn't take any good photos of the two massive manual copy mills behind the T & C grinder. They are really interesting pieces of equipment I would like to see in action one day. One of them has the plastic cover on it and the other one has 'its back' against the T&C grinder - the huge green machine.
Cheers,
Joe
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16th June 2014, 09:59 PM #9Member
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Thanks for the pics Joe.
I really like that Colchester
Jayson.
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17th June 2014, 12:41 AM #101915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.