Thread: SHW Mill

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So here are some pictures of some of the other machines in the shed.
They include a Hulse planer with a 9ft bed, a small 2C SIP jig borer, a Churchill cylindrical grinder, a Cawi spiral drill sharpener, a Kearns D3 horizontal borer, a Simmons microspeed lathe.
Also have a 12 and 24 inch shaper, Archdale radial arm drill, herbert geared head drill, 60T servex press, small, old Pratt and Whitney slotter and a few others. Maybe some photos of these later.
Hope you enjoy

Wow...what a nice collection! I really don't know what else to say.....i'm a bit speechless.......
Love the size of your chalkboard....

Handlebar Phil said some time back that there is nothing better than watching a shaper....except maybe a shaper with a flat belt drive. I reckon the planer with its flat belt would have to be up there.....

Jeez Mark, you do have some nice toys

Tiz a shame that you don't live next door to me

G/day Mark, the CAWI-SPIR..... has me intrigued ?

What is it used for ? sharpening drills ? and/or ??

I'll let the rest of them get warmed up over planers and drive belts but that SHW works for me. I just love the way the slotting head's mounted, poised to go!

Neat collection Mark.

BT

I agree, great collection.
Sometimes of these older machines photos look better in B&W (also gets rid of the fluoro colour cast

Nice collection of old machines,

Do you use the machines for work, or is it hobby use?

Dave

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Drool

Originally Posted by shedhappens

G/day Mark, the CAWI-SPIR..... has me intrigued ?

What is it used for ? sharpening drills ? and/or ??

It is used for sharpening drills up to about 2 inches. It has a very complicated eccentric motion that sharpens both sides of the drill point while turning the handle one way. The angles of grind can be changed very easily and it has an attachment for web thinning. Never seen another one.

Mark

Originally Posted by Dave J

Nice collection of old machines,

Do you use the machines for work, or is it hobby use?

Dave

Hi Dave,
Im a farmer and for years have played with stationary engines. Over the years the engines have slowly got bigger ( my biggest is a 1924 67HP Ruston Hornsby single cylinder horizontal open crank that comes in at about 10 tonnes. The muffler weighs more than a tonne!) To have any large items repaired or made in a professional engineering business is either very expensive or they just don't want to know you, so I thought how hard can it be to do it yourself. Over the last few years I have just acquired things as they fall my way. Had many great adventures buying and picking up machines and met a lot of great people. I must admit I didn't realise other people had the same interest in these machines as I have till I came across this forum after seeing a link for the scraping weekend.
I have a good friend who lives about 40km away and he has been a great mentor. Only problem is I am getting more interested in vintage engineering machines and machining than stationary engines these days.

Hi Mark,
It's addictive hobby as you have found out. Some people don't understand our way of thinking about our sheds and tools.
If your into stationary engines you may know Reg Ingal from around Newcastle, he used to travel a lot years ago so you might have come across him in your travels. He also has a simple type website up.

One thing I can tell from your pictures you have a good taste in machines. Look forward to anymore pictures you post of either your machines or your engines.

Dave

Originally Posted by Ueee

Wow...what a nice collection! I really don't know what else to say.....i'm a bit speechless.......
Love the size of your chalkboard....

Handlebar Phil said some time back that there is nothing better than watching a shaper....except maybe a shaper with a flat belt drive. I reckon the planer with its flat belt would have to be up there.....

Hi Ewan,
In actual fact, for me, the planer is up up and over. I gottta tell you, that planer would look great in the blacksmiths shop at work

Hi Mark,
in case you didn't know, I have just become your long lost brother. That is one fine collection of machines made all the more appealing by the fact that they don't look like benchtops and covered in 'stuff'.
I am overly jealous.

Phil

I like the Kearns borer.... A very very handy bit of gear they are..

I am amazed at how much some of these old engines are worth.. I recently went to a clearing sale that had an old pre WW1 Blackstone oil engine... It was 6hp or so from memory...

Mostly seized from decades in the weather, but it sold for $7 250.