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A Listing of Machine Shop Equipment

Lathes

• Clausing /Metosa 24” swing, 87” between centers. Equipped with Southwestern Industries Trak 100 digital readout system.
• South Bend 15” swing, 40” between centers. Equipped with Accu-Rite digital readout system.
• LeBlond Gap bed. 72” between centers. 3 jaw chuck and face plates up to 36”.
• South Bend - Belt drive. 16” swing, 96” between centers. Older machine but functual..
• South Bend 4 ½” swing, 24” between centers. Equipped with a 6 station tailstock turrent.

Milling Machines

• Southwestern Industries model TRAK-FHM5 bed type, vertical; three axis; CNC; Travel: X-40”; Y-20”; Z-20”
• South Bend, 10” x 50”; Variable speed knee mill.

EDM

• JAPAX LUX3 wire cut. Wire size : .010 dia.

Grinders

• Brown & Sharpe model 618 surface grinder
• K.O. Lee Universal Tool Grinder
• Various pedestal, hand grinders; belt sanders; and belt polishers

Saws

• Hyd-Mech: S20P, horizontal mitering bandsaw
• Tannewitz:vertical bandsaw

Drill Presses

• Clausing floor model
• Buffalo floor model
• Carlton radial arm drill

Sheet Metal Fabricating

• Apron Brake: 8 ft. 14 ga. M. S. x 16 ga. S. S.
• Finger Brake: 8 ft. 14 ga. M. S. x 16 ga. S. S.
• Finger Brake: 24” light gage
• Wysong Shear: 10 ft. x 10 ga. capacity
• Slip Rollers: 1 ea. 48” power and hand crank. (1) 24” light gage, hand crank

Welding

• Miller Syncrowave 351 TIG/Stick
• Miller Goldstar 302 stick
• Millermatic 250 MIG wire feed
• Miller Spectrum 1500 plasma
• Hypertherm plasma retrofitted with a Research Shop built 36 x 32 CNC head unit
• Trinco enclosed bead blast cabinet
• Arcan 40 ton, vertical hydraulic press
• Oxy-Acetylene torch and cutter
• PVC welder

Wood Working

• Powermatic table saw
• DeWalt 12” compound miter saw
• DeWalt radial arm saw
• (2) joiners and (1) planer
• (2) wood band saws
• Routers, drills, saws, and various other power and hand tools

We also stock a sizeable inventory of different types of bolts, nuts, washers, screws, other fasteners and hardware.

A large inventory of steel: rounds, flat bars, structural steel, and pipe in both low carbon-mild and stainless steel. We also have a large supply of aluminum, brass; copper; and some tool steel.

Our plastics include acrylic (Plexiglass) and polycarbonate (Lexan), Teflon; delrin; and PVC in solid round, pipe; round tube; and sheets.

To inquire about our machine shop services Contact us!