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7th December 2010, 10:04 PM #1Senior Member
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Mystery Object
Mystery Object
I have recently acquired the pictured device and would like to know more about it, the name plate has the following text:
“ACE”
PNEUMATIC UNIT
FOR USE ON DRILLING & MILLING MACHINES, RIVETING, ETC.
Manufactured under licence by
EMMCO PTY. LTD.
A UNIT OF “EMAIL”
Patent No.162239, Application No. 34688/58
It appears to be some sort of device which fits into a drill or mill and uses a tool for making vertical slots. Does anyone have any experience with this type of unit?
All assistance appreciated, Mm.
(This is the first time I have tried to upload pictures so please understand if it goes pear shaped)
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7th December 2010, 11:46 PM #2
Hi MetalMan,
Acccording to the patent, it's a "Fluid pressure feed system"
So I guess it's a pneumatic feed for a drill press or mill. I can't get the full patent for some reason, but it's pre 1970. Nowadays it would be a CNC Z axis quill feed
Email made Westinghouse and Kelvinator washing machines and domestic appliances as well as electricity meters, also petrol bowser control systems.
Does that shaft at the bottom have a morse taper?
Regards
Ray
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7th December 2010, 11:58 PM #3
Looks like an actuator or plunger that must have extended the drill, it also has a micro switch/valve on the side for depth adjustment. Its not dissimilar to some of the old ones used on air conditioning and ventilation dampers in the 50s.
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8th December 2010, 05:59 AM #4Intermediate Member
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Hi people, looks more like a hydraulic pump to me that is driven by a drill or mill, hence all the hydraulic hose fitting on its side.
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8th December 2010, 01:22 PM #5Senior Member
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Hello all,
a bit more information: the shaft is parallel and .718" dia. with a 1/2" unf female thread which goes in a fair way. There is therefore not a great deal of material to clamp anything to the outside with adequate strength. Whatever tooling etc. is operated it would appear to be mounted by the thread. There is a screw near the bottom of the body which fits into a key-way in the previously described shaft.
The body of the unit is a bronze casting so there might be value in the scrap if I cannot find out its use or if it is stuffed.
Ray, I did an apprenticeship with Email in the late 60's-early 70's. Retrenched in '74 and again in '99 after Email took over the company I was working for at the time. Not my favorite company.
Mm.Last edited by Metalman; 8th December 2010 at 01:23 PM. Reason: typo
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