New milling machine!
Finally, after 2 years of searching I've found it!
For today's project we will be retrieving and moving my new Brown & Sharpe No. 2 milling machine.
I couldn't be more excited to have a milling machine of this quality and potential in my little hobby shop.
This machine is an American made mechanical masterpiece.
It is a part of our industrial heritage, and an artifact of a time when things were built with ingenuity, pride, and the utmost attention to detail.
I look forward to putting this beauty into service, as its capabilities far exceed my own!
This is a heavy machine, easily the heaviest machine that I now own.
Moving a machine this heavy is no small task.
But with a little bit of innovation and smart use of the right tools, it's a job that can be done by one or 2 strong and motivated individuals.
To do the heavy lifting I'll be using a standard pallet jack, courtesy of harbor freight... 😂
And for transport, my go to method is the hydraulic lift trailer.
So, sit back and enjoy as my ever patient and amazing wife and myself undertake the monumental task of transporting this beast and getting it set into place in it's new home, my shop!

Who am I?
I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining.
I am here to share and learn.
Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now.
My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together.

My Lathe: MSC / Prince 9517350 - 13x40 Manual Metal Lathe
My Milling Machine: Bridgeport Variable Speed Series 1 "J Head"

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