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duncan webster	21/12/2017 12:33:02
5307 forum posts 83 photos	I haven't a clue. This machine is set up at Anson Engine Museum. Anyone know what it is? Looks like a Myford dividing head, but no down feed to quill
Michael Gilligan	21/12/2017 12:37:25
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Pinion mill ? MichaelG.
JasonB	21/12/2017 12:44:20
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	Not unlike a Sixis mill or one of the similar styles with one of the many accessories in the form of a dividing head on the front Edited By JasonB on 21/12/2017 12:45:08
fizzy	21/12/2017 12:52:58
1860 forum posts 121 photos	never seen one before but would be a great addition in my workshop
Phil P	21/12/2017 13:12:04
851 forum posts 206 photos	The basic machine is an Aciera F1. Phil
Colin Heseltine	21/12/2017 13:36:09
744 forum posts 375 photos	Concur with Phil. I have an F12 which is its predecessor but almost identical, but a friend of mine has an F1. I do not have an Aciera Dividing head on it only the simple indexing head. I do have a Myford dividing head sitting on a shelf which could now have found a new purpose in life. Unfortunately it is missing the bar and the tailstock. Colin
John Haine	21/12/2017 13:57:41
5563 forum posts 322 photos	Myford DH on Aciera F1 mill. On the F1 the table rises and falls rather than the quill. The Aciera DH is considerably smaller than the myford. I used to have an F1, a lovely machine made for the Swiss watch industry but too small for me. Sold it to finance my VMB.
Michael Gilligan	21/12/2017 21:54:22
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Oh dear I was on a bumpy 'bus, and posted in haste. I should have recognised it, having mentioned this excellent article by J. Malcom Wild several times in the past: LINK http://www.j-m-w.co.uk/HJ%20Published%20ArticleNEW.pdf MichaelG.

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