And by the Murphy’s law – you will need it bad month later.
One if my customers just paid a lot of money to restore his. Because he said it was still worth it. He does jobs for paper mills and huge dredger ships.
That's a bummer. I've watched a lot of older machines leave the shop where I work now. Most of them were still pretty decent, but they went to scrap anyway. Nobody would buy them. I get what you mean about getting emotional over a chunk of iron. They don't make machines like they used to
When I worked for Pan Am before it closed down in 1991, they sent about a half dozen machines from their closed down SFO base after the United sale of their Pacific routes. In the mix was a pretty big shaper, maybe 36”,can’t remember the make that they transported all the way across the country to JFK that they decided they had no use for. My supervisor tried to donate it to a high school but they did not want it,so he turns to me and says, “ do you want it?” At the time i couldn’t, but even now i think about how i could have saved this, probably historic machine that might date back to the Trans Pacific Flying Boats of the 30s and 40s. We just can’t save everything . 😢 Good video thanks. Jim.
I understand completely, but is there any other parts you could save as well as the DRO to use in the future? The round machine table etc. It seems a shame to see the complete machine being scrapped. Cheers Tony
If you can store it and have the money, pull it and slow roll it on the getting her ready. No you don’t need it right now, but once you have it and you find the things you can do with it and a mill at the same time you will never looks back on getting it. VTL with a large chuck can be as good for facing and boring as any mill.
Its a damn shame, but, yeah, Nowadays how much use would it get. But its sad, and its a loss. I have run big machine tools, ya bond with them! Love,,Dubs
You want it, but you don't need it. I can relate 🙁
Good one . Unfortunately it's just the way of the world these days . 👍
Ill buy the jaws if they are scrapping it
You saved what you could, sometimes ya just can save them all, love your channel.
The audio is sub par
I ran one of these in the 80's. Loved it!
Totally understand. Tough decision.
You saved the bus , and that means a lot to me.
They had a place in Jackson, Mi called " Bullard City" and they had 30 or 40 of these machines. Verticle lathes. End of an era.
And by the Murphy’s law – you will need it bad month later.
One if my customers just paid a lot of money to restore his. Because he said it was still worth it. He does jobs for paper mills and huge dredger ships.
That's a bummer. I've watched a lot of older machines leave the shop where I work now. Most of them were still pretty decent, but they went to scrap anyway. Nobody would buy them. I get what you mean about getting emotional over a chunk of iron. They don't make machines like they used to
I think you made the call brother.
probably get sent to china to make into wobbly brake rotors; sad.
tears are shed for the King……..
When I worked for Pan Am before it closed down in 1991, they sent about a half dozen machines from their closed down SFO base after the United sale of their Pacific routes. In the mix was a pretty big shaper, maybe 36”,can’t remember the make that they transported all the way across the country to JFK that they decided they had no use for. My supervisor tried to donate it to a high school but they did not want it,so he turns to me and says, “ do you want it?” At the time i couldn’t, but even now i think about how i could have saved this, probably historic machine that might date back to the Trans Pacific Flying Boats of the 30s and 40s. We just can’t save everything . 😢 Good video thanks. Jim.
I understand completely, but is there any other parts you could save as well as the DRO to use in the future? The round machine table etc. It seems a shame to see the complete machine being scrapped. Cheers Tony
Contact cutting edge engineering in Australia, they’ve got a presence here on YouTube. Right on for them.
Did you advertise it? Someone in the surrounding area might be interested
Oh NO!! 😥
If you can store it and have the money, pull it and slow roll it on the getting her ready. No you don’t need it right now, but once you have it and you find the things you can do with it and a mill at the same time you will never looks back on getting it. VTL with a large chuck can be as good for facing and boring as any mill.
Where are you located? I'll take it if you're on the west coast.
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Just saw you're in Michigan. Damn.
Its a damn shame, but, yeah, Nowadays how much use would it get. But its sad, and its a loss. I have run big machine tools, ya bond with them! Love,,Dubs
Give it away its pretty simple