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Anyone heard of Helios Machine tools?

Im soon to be aquiring an older Helios horizontal miller. About a #2 or

1 1/2 size. Made in Italy. Has a dovetailed ram overarm, rather than the usual double bar style. Pretty complete with all the arbors, overarm braces, vertical attachment, and gear driven indexer so I can cut gears and helicals and so forth. With a box of gears

Its a rather interesting machine, been outside for a few years but is still in decent shape, but for some surface rust. Universal table too.

Ive seen Helios branded mics and calipers, Ive got a planer gage with the same name. But there is ZIP information on the net, or on any of the hobby lists and newsgroups. Based on the owners comments..this came out of the Garcia fishing equipment factory in So Cal and he ran it when he worked there. Pretty low time, mostly used for making spiral reamers and whatnot. "according to him"....shrug. Very little backlash in the cranks though..so it may be.

Anyone heard of the company? Machine tools? Links? Manuals?

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence, and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years . It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints, and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

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We have a saying here "whatever happens in America turns up here ten years later" Mark.

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Ive heard that Elvis is running a 7-11 in Idaho too.

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence, and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years . It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints, and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

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Gunner

Btw...wasnt Dalrymple British?

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence, and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years . It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints, and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

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Gunner

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