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    Quote Originally Posted by rdarrylb View Post
    The milling machine in the second to last picture is interesting. I've never seen one like that. Does anyone know the brand? Thanks!
    That's my idea of a service shop, fully capable as a job shop too.
    To rdarrylb, the mill is Kearney & Trecker, of near certainty, by placement of the feed selector. I am baffled regarding the universal head, those contours are unlike mine, [bald, not pointed or painted, lol]. Not likely this was used horizontally, no parking attachment. But well suited to low headroom, compared to a conventional vertical knee mill.
    All the brands depicted are my lyrics for singing about best American machine tools. As a toolroom guy, choices get some tuning. IE, radial Morris drill I'd seen in many Naval environments, my choice is American Hole Wizard. The Monarch lathes are incredible, and Sidney engine lathes came from same locale, but no lathe beats American Pacemaker. Cleereman round column drill = A1. Normally, heavy shops take box columns, but they aren't suited to low headroom either.
    And all you shop floor planners, note overhead rail trolley. That's how heavy work-pieces are moved where a forklift won't fit! Before a move, they contact navigation bridge that a straight course is planned, at least duration of such. A big stuffing box or pump case swinging during heel to port?
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    ...we'll learn more by wandering than searching...

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