Anyone have a lead for a manual for an "Abrasive Machine Tool Co." model 3b, surface grinding machine? This thing is at least 60 years old, but it works.
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17 years ago
Surface Grinder manual source?
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17 years ago
Try:
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They ain't cheap.
Pete Stanaitis
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Stupendous Man wrote:
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17 years ago
$150? They must be stoned. I don't need it that bad.
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17 years ago
Doesn't help here. But for my Deckel I wrote a gentle letter and got all the manuals for free.
is another source for manuals (not just lathes).
Nick
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Maybe $150 is a lot, but if the manual saves you from one mistake that breaks and irreplaceable casting, etc., it may be a long term bargain.
I am assumming that the original mfr isn't around anymore. When I needed manuals for my 1935 Gallmeyer & Livingston surface grinder, I contacted them and got a manual that they made up from scratch for $75. Since then (10 years ago), they have gone away, but I did find a 4th removed company that will talk to me and supply a few parts.
When I needed a manual for my 1940's US Machine Tool Co. vertical mill, I sent a request in to The Home Shop Machinist's "Third Hand" column. I got several responses, one of which included a complete manual. One response gave me a whole history of the buy-outs involving that company and where the "remains" are located now.
Maybe something like that will work for you. Pete Stanaitis
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This company is long gone, and the name is now used by a chinese outfit. I can run the machine, after i do a lot of adjusting and lube, but the manual would make it easier.