Boilerguy Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Found this machine a Ames Triplex before and after picts done by Jim Abood here goes your catch words rare only 10 found world wide cost $2200 in 1938. virt mill horiz mill drill mach and lathe. Harold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalanton Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I am drooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Nice job on the restoration. What type of taper does it have in the spindle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Ooh wow! Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Beautiful restoration! Can we see it in all it's positions? Please?Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Wonderous! I wonder what happened to the other 1138?Was it a shipboard tool?I remember hearing that the metal repair maintenance shops on the battleships were equipped with full sized power hammers, so presumably they would have full size lathes and milling machines.This would be useful on smaller boats...let alone in my forge.Envious.Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Harold was showing off pics of this thing on his phone at Madison like a new Grandpa. Heck, I would too, if I got a deal like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boilerguy Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hi guys to answer what I can, the taper is B&S7 Frosty to see it in operation utube Jim Abood from what I can find it was used onboard and in yard shops Hi John how are things going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 That is one gorgeous bit of machinery! I would dearly love to have something like that in my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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