Vintage work crew photos

[suther51]

Tm51 saw some of the video on the d2,,, wow looking forward to watching all of it. That is some mill. The sv4 steinel came it to my bosses business yesterday and I got a look at it to day. Got me a learnin curve head of me! Too many things that are not as intuitive as I would have expected. The table feed gear change looks to be a real puzzle, top lever seems to be pined with no obvious way to change setting, bit like a horse shoe puzzle. There may be an answer under the paint slobber. This is one source of frustration I am looking forward to. Thanks for the posts.
Eric

[Toolmaker51]

Tm51 saw some of the video on the d2,,, wow looking forward to watching all of it. That is some mill. The sv4 steinel came it to my bosses business yesterday and I got a look at it to day...
Eric

Your SV4 is not familiar; I've been around a few mills and machine brands. We'll insist [politely] postings on her virtues and faults.
Aware nothing is perfect, lots of machines have features ranging from great to WTF. Fact is, reactions vary with different users.

[suther51]

Your SV4 is not familiar; I've been around a few mills and machine brands. We'll insist [politely] postings on her virtues and faults.
Aware nothing is perfect, lots of machines have features ranging from great to WTF. Fact is, reactions vary with different users.

What I "know" so far,
Knee mill
Head tilts 45 in the x axis both ways, taper pin for 90 deg indexing
Called a 5x25 w 4 inch quill stroke
About 6 foot tall, will be putting on blocks, hate hunching over to work
3mt collets for quill
1.5 or 2 hp not shure which yet
Built in power feed x axis
Built in coolant
About 1300 lbs
Reputation for rigidity and accuracy
Made in w Germany perhaps in the 50's
Came with old brown n sharp vice, 1/2" collet with chuck
Belt drive up the back side for speed changes
Reputation for not enough room under the quill

Eric