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Thread: Tom Senior Light Vertical Milling Machine
22/08/2016 15:28:28

Bit more cleaning today guys . Managed to strip back the suds tray.

Is it supposed to have the large square hole at the rear. I know the small screw holes shouldn't be there and I was thinking of having them welded and ground back. Just wasn't sure about the square hole as the diagrams don't show the tray?

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19/08/2016 22:56:38

Some more work to do on it before it gets painted but coming on

19/08/2016 22:53:16

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19/08/2016 22:52:39

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19/08/2016 22:52:07

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19/08/2016 22:51:36

Heres the base as it looks now

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19/08/2016 21:30:50
Thanks for the comments guys.

Nick I was thinking of maybe getting a light regrind on the table as I do know someone with a grinder that would do it.
It only has a small milling mark on the table which isn't really that bad.

The round bar isn't keyed as you say thaiguzzi and has a degree scale on the boss that the s head is keyed onto.
This aligns with the small square zero datum fitted to the front carrier.
It can be seen in the first photo of the cleaned up column.

I have today done a lot more work on the base stripping off the paint.

I'll add some photos next
18/08/2016 20:47:53
Thanks Muzzer

The bottom grunge I have managed to remove.

It mostly came out with scraper but the off white paint was shot,so I spent a couple of hours with the drill and wire wheel to clean the majority of it off.

I will eventually be repainting it with something that will be coolant proof. Unsure what though
18/08/2016 19:57:39

Just to add here's the inside of the base unit. Lots to be going on with20160811_174259.jpg

18/08/2016 19:55:35

Hi guys,

Four hours and the main column is stripped of all the paint and grunge from the outside. The inner off white paint is in decent nick so I will probably leave it.

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The casting is in really good shape and has cleaned up well. I shall eventually smooth everything as much as I can using an angle grinder and finish off with filler as was originally there.

Next onto the base which is a much bigger paint removal job. The inside was filled with years of crud which has now been removed and I have also removed the Tom Senior badge from the front by just punching the retaining pins from behind.

Also removed the faded name plate from the S type head which I'm hoping a local firm can reproduce for me.

More soon thanks for reading

Damian

15/08/2016 09:14:35
Thanks Nick for posting the pics and a real shame the factory was demolished.

I'll agree Ian that it is satisfying cleaning something up.
I have aready cleaned off the cast column which is quite rough in places. I will give it a grind to smooth the rough bits as much as I can, then re apply the body filler for the finish.
I have started to clean off the base but it's slow going. Angle grinder and flap wheel is the best way.
Will post some more pics when I'm back at the pc.
I shall start looking around for similar tooling Ian cheers for listing it.
14/08/2016 16:47:56
Looks spot on that Nick. Just what I'm aiming for.
I'll check out the yahoo group on the subject.
Thanks for the heads up with the spindle
Did you have the locking handles and knobs anodised again on it? Also the tom senior bagde at the top is very faded so I will have to find a new one.
13/08/2016 09:03:32

Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated especially on tooling and spares. This site seems to get mentioned a lot and has some great info on it which I've been checking out.

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I am eventually wanting to get it to round about the same fettle as what Ian J did in this post and go the DRO route too so great that someone has already done it.

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Thanks for reading and commenting guys

Damian

13/08/2016 08:57:15

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13/08/2016 08:57:03

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13/08/2016 08:56:43

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13/08/2016 08:56:25

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13/08/2016 08:56:10

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13/08/2016 08:55:53

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13/08/2016 08:48:11

Hi all,

I have managed to pick up after a little research a tom senior light vertical milling machine.

It looks to be in good condition with a slight milling mark on the main table. As you can see I think this has been over painted with grey hammerite.

My intention is to strip it down and give it an overhaul (mostly cosmetic) as many others have with these machine's. I intend fitting an inverter for the delta wired 3ph 0.5hp motor which is a more recent addition.

I'll add some photo's in the next post

Damian

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