This is identical to mine. Like a Bridgeport on steroids. Rigid stout
machine.
Gunner
"What do you call someone in possesion of all the facts? Paranoid.-William
Burroughs
Years ago, I ran a Gorton. Lovely rigid machine. But it had a special
proprietary "gorton" collet for holding endmills etc. Have they
changed to something more standard?
Karl
That Barnes has been up on ebay three times now, never a bid.
I think the owner has an inflated view of its value, there were
comps that sold for much, much less.
Besides Lennie has his barnes already, and I've got my
seneca falls. So the market is pretty much saturated. :)
Jim
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Mine is standard National 30 taper. It will hold just about any kind
of 30 taper holder, but you may have to change the draw bar for the
BTC ones. I keep two draw bars at the machine and simply slip in the
proper one.
I traded labor for mine a couple years ago, it was a rusty, hammered
piece of crap, but I rebuilt it over a years time, and its pretty
decent now. Doesnt have the electric power feed, unfortunately, but
when I hit the big time, Ill stick an aftermarket power feed or
something on it. Shrug. Turning the cranks keeps my arms strong.
Ive talked to many old timers and they all agreed that is a far
superior machine to a Bridgeport, etc. Which is why I posted the link.
Perhaps someone here will get it. If its in good condition, I have no
doubt they will prefer it to just about anything else of its type.
Gunner
"What do you call someone in possesion of all the facts? Paranoid.-William
Burroughs
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