Cincinnati 2MI Universal mill

[God mode restorations]

Out of interest...how do you attach milling cutters ect to it....

 

[Spark plug]

Out of interest...how do you attach milling cutters ect to it....

It's primarily a horizontal mill so the cutters whitch look a bit like a saw blade mount on the round bar above the table. But it also has a verticals attachment that can be fitted on and used to hold tooling like any other verticals mill.

 

[zzr1200]

Unfortunately it's a little too heavy for my forklift which means that after I get a neighbor to offload it I can only move it around with a pallet truck and jacks.

You'll be better off with some inch diameter stock and barring/pushing it around, depending on your units floor surface, certainly safer than on a pallet truck.

Is your dividing head the 10" version?

 

[MattH]

You'll be better off with some inch diameter stock and barring/pushing it around, depending on your units floor surface, certainly safer than on a pallet truck.

Is your dividing head the 10" version?

The floor in the unit is nice and flat so a pallet truck shouldn't be an issue, I certainly wouldn't want to roll it on bars the 25 Meters from the door.

I don't know on the dividing head at the moment, it was put in the shed and I haven't touched it since. Once the mill is setup here then I will start to bring a lot of that stuff down.

 

[ukracer]

Unfortunately it's a little too heavy for my forklift which means that after I get a neighbor to offload it I can only move it around with a pallet truck and jacks.

If it's there friday I could sit on the back of your fork lift as a counter balance..

 

[slim_boy_fat]

You don't know anyone with one of these, do you..............

 

[MattH]

It's fine, there's a load of other forklifts on the estate and everyone is friendly and helpful so it's no issue.

 

[zzr1200]

I don't know on the dividing head at the moment, it was put in the shed and I haven't touched it since. Once the mill is setup here then I will start to bring a lot of that stuff down.

OK, I have been making the missing direct indexing plate for mine, in fact I've made a sort of prototype and an almost finished item.

You can have the prototype one if it would be of any use to you.

 

[MattH]

OK, I have been making the missing direct indexing plate for mine, in fact I've made a sort of prototype and an almost finished item.

You can have the prototype one if it would be of any use to you.

That's a great offer mate but I don't think I could use it as mine is missing the direct indexing attachment:



FYI I was reading some of that Treatise you sent over and it has some excellent information on using these heads, I didn't realise the use for the notches on the edge of the hole plate for example.

 

[zzr1200]

I didn't realise the use for the notches on the edge of the hole plate for example.

Neither did I until I found and read that file, it makes remounting/realigning any work considerably easier.

 

[Northumbrian]

Here you go, I also have the sales brochure too
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzycN-zCWVlmMV9NYnBQQ2UxNkU

 

[MattH]

Here you go, I also have the sales brochure too
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzycN-zCWVlmMV9NYnBQQ2UxNkU

That's a very useful manual, cheers.

 

[Pete.]

Lovely chunk of iron but are you sure it's a universal? I don't see a table swivel.

 

[MattH]

No, it's a plain.

Learning that my definition of universal (horizontal and vertical) is not correct and universal actually means a horizontal with a rotating table.

 

[Pete.]

Aah yes, a common misconception. In fairness a horizontal/vertical mill is more universally useful (for our purposes) than a horizontal with a swivelling table but that is the official distinction.

Looking through that manual gives me the shivers - that thing is VERRRRRY complicated inside.

 

[brightspark]

trouble is with the horizontal using the vertical head it limits the height and also u haven't a fine adjustment quill and have to crank the large table up and speed is limited same as my bridgie

 

[MattH]

trouble is with the horizontal using the vertical head it limits the height and also u haven't a fine adjustment quill and have to crank the large table up and speed is limited same as my bridgie

That why I'm keeping my BP

 

[MattH]

Aah yes, a common misconception. In fairness a horizontal/vertical mill is more universally useful (for our purposes) than a horizontal with a swivelling table but that is the official distinction.

Looking through that manual gives me the shivers - that thing is VERRRRRY complicated inside.

Indeed, there is a LOT of pipe work in that knee.

 

[Northumbrian]

Yes, having a quill is very useful, I miss not having one

 

[ukracer]

Yes, having a quill is very useful, I miss not having one

Do t tell me that.... Today of all days.