Thanks Keith, I got my first mill, a 1942 K&T 2HL PLAIN when I was in high school. It needed a LOT more work to get running but I only paid 6 cents a pound for it. Has been a great machine for over 40 years now...
Glad to see you got your head cleared up and everything. I wish I had the opportunity to buy a piece of equipment like that for my garage but I don't have three phase power and ANY machine within a day drive of my garage would have an extra 0 on the price and would be in far worse shape. It kinda makes me sick to see warehouses full of equipment just sitting there for years and years because they want $10,000 for a 50 year old piece of equipment they they picked up for scrap price a couple decades ago. But such is life.
Well bought. Glad to see a usable machine so low priced. I'm 46 and have ran a fence construction company my father founded in 1980 for the last 20 years. Due to a rare tick born infection called Tularemia, my physical strength and stamina was permanently impacted. Having watched Keith from almost the start of his channel, it helped me decide to move into another career and I am signed up to learn machine technology this fall. I hope that with my already advanced mechanical, electrical and welding skills that I can transition my business into a job shop where my brains are more important than my brawn.
I just recently picked up a 60's Clausing 14" lathe and tomorrow I'm going to pick up a mill. I've wanted a mill for some time but couldn't justify it until recently. The lathe was a project but the mill is going to be able to hit the floor running. Good machines are kind of hard to find at a decent price here in Florida.
My employer has a plant full of expensive CNC turning centers and vertical machining centers but we still have two of those same Kearny and Trecker mills that we use quite often. They are bullet proof and are often the best way to do certain operations. $700 was a steal!!
Glad to see you back. Nice Mill. If that was on the West Coast, covered in thick rust, motor barely able to turn, handles missing, oil full of gunk, it would still be selling for a couple of thousand. I am jealous.
It would be good to see you restore this machine. Then use it, or market it. I like to put stuff back to new or, see stuff put back to new, that's just me. I'm glad to see you back.
I have a couple hundred cutters that I ended up with from an auction. Everything from thin cutters to ~6” spiral. Most still have plastic on them (I assume from having been sharpened). I believe all of them are American made HSS. I thought maybe someone watching this may have a need since they’re just taking up space in my garage currently.
Hi it’s Stacie! I am happy to see you! You know what? Life does get in the way sometimes and you have to deal with it and move on! I was a little worried because I didn’t see you but obviously you posted a video so that makes me smile! Take care!😍
Wow what an awesome find...good to see no major issues. very well worth the cost, my luck usually runs the other way. Sure would be nice if you have the time to give the old girl a full clean-up and keep it in the shop.. Could be handy having two different setups...just saying ATB...Dean
Everyone needs and deserves a break from time to time you would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't take time for themselves glad your back tho keep yourself sane!
You may already know this, but if you put a Shop-Vac hose on the oil inlet the vacuum will hold the oil in the case while you change the sight glass, etc. The only thing I don't use this trick on is with something that has flammable vapors like gasoline. It works great for patching holes in diesel tanks or radiators. I realize your oil was over full and you were intentionally letting some out, but I just thought I'd pass this trick on for others to use when needed.
Excellent fixing there!! I had a motorcycle with plastic sight lenses for the brake/clutch fluid, I ended up finding borosilicate lab glass lenses in the exact size, what a joy compared to old plastic and better than the new plastic ones. crystal clear and tough. Great to see another video from you Keith!!
I don't know, for $700 I'd probably buy that even if there was some things non-functional. I'd repair gears, replace shafts, recondition the motor, or even scrape the ways to get a deal like that. (For comparison, I paid $500 for the lathe I'm restoring on my channel, and it's required a bit of work so far)
From my time in the Industrial Equipment industry ( I did mechanical power transmission, hydraulics and pneumatics and pretty much everything else) we always tried to sell the customer matched v-belts or two ,three, four + "multi V belts". Like 4 "D" belts in one. Wasn't much more expensive and it was a "fix it once and you're done". So many just got random belts of the "same" size but not matched and bitched that they didn't run the same. Um. "That match number on the belt is there for a reason".
Very much enjoyed the startup and checkout video. I have never gotten lucky enough to pick up a decent machine for such a reasonable price. You did very good. Take Care and Stay Safe. Bob
Keith I really like this machine. I don't believe I could store this till I freed up the pump. If not lubed it may turn into a rust ball. The x y and z motions seem really good. Sometimes machines of this vintage have trouble in the up direction on high speed but this is stellar.
hey fenner! good to see ya uploading and double bonus a new machine to disassemble and inspect...clean refurbish and put back to use. many of the creators i watch have been talking about work/projects and not showing it which has left me wanting new engineering to explore. as always thanks for the vids
Keith, really enjoyed this video, it has been awhile since I have visited your channel......great to see you are doing ok, your faithful viewer in Orlando, Paul....cheers.....the Clausing looks great with the new coat of paint....
Thanks for the fast reply it looks like it is number 6 of 50 made in feb or 1946 I also have a 2h plain I think it is from 46 and it has the one shot oiler on the table and the spring loaded dials thanks again ed
That's just like mine. That's funny I was trying to figure out what oil to use and ended up using hydraulic oil. My 2H Plain was outside forever and badly rusted. Thanks for the videos you do. We really appreciate it.
Good to have you back, I got the money and like to have one in my shop the regular or the heavy Call completely through it and rebuild it Emily me a fun project
I thought I was subscribed to your channel and was wondering why I hadn't seen any of your videos pop up in my feed. I got everything straight now. Glad to see you are back in action. I'm going through the same process on a 3K plain. Looking forward to your progress.
I have a 1943 2h plain...."war baby".. Looks like that same motor as in mine.. PLEASE correctly grease the motor bearings by using the purge plugs....Cheers from Louisiana....Mike
I gotta Bridgeport I've been promising myself to sort only been 2 years in my workshop under a sheet I keep spraying it with oil thinking I must sort this one day
The reason why it's cheap in price is your friend just cut you a deal or because it's just a plain old horizontal mill, now if it had a vertical head attachment that would put the mill in a different price range and versatility but I don't think that mill was designed for a vertical head.
Great video and content Keith! I'd like to see how much backlash is in the movement of the table, Y axis and the knee's Z axis, if I have that correctly identified. Maybe you can give an update in your next video? All the best to you sir.
A little wd-40 on your rag will clean off that stain on the fill lines. Even while the oil is flowing. Whenever we get a new machine at work (I am a mechanic at a large repair/cnc shop). I drain the oil completely, fill with ISO AW 46 and run through the gears for about an hour if the oil is not contaminated. It will help clean out gunk and gear dust from wear. If the oil is contaminated with water, I will use WD- 40 first for about 20 min due to it's hydrophobic properties.
Fitting a sight glass - catching oil leaking - I'd have thought you go for a complete oil change ? It's what I plan with my machines - I'm not a fan of oil changes but the oil in the machines could be 60 years old !
If my shop was not a disaster at the moment with my VMC CNC controls getting swapped out as we speak, I might be tempted do drag my trailer over and grab that. That thing is a beast!
In search of the lost screw. Been on that safari many times. 😁 I get to fix my Browne and Sharp. Some gawdaweful noise in the gearbox. 😕 Thanks for the video John
while there is a lot to be said about a plug&play ready machine, one can often run into some real jewels when buying old hunks of iron. a little bit of tinkering and some elbow grease and you should have a decent addition to your shop...
Great to see a video from you. You have the best narrating voice of all my favorite youtube channels :-) Hope you get to use this mill as part of your workshop. Dedicated horizontal setup? Best from Denmark.
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Thanks Keith, I got my first mill, a 1942 K&T 2HL PLAIN when I was in high school. It needed a LOT more work to get running but I only paid 6 cents a pound for it. Has been a great machine for over 40 years now...
Hello Keith,
Good to see you back on our screens… I hope you are well…
This was an interesting video, hopefully see you again soon.
Take care.
Paul,,
We're just all glad you're back and feeling better Keith.
Looks like gold to me . She's in really good shape . I used one like it many years ago . See we can build things to last for more then 5 years.
Glad to see you got your head cleared up and everything. I wish I had the opportunity to buy a piece of equipment like that for my garage but I don't have three phase power and ANY machine within a day drive of my garage would have an extra 0 on the price and would be in far worse shape. It kinda makes me sick to see warehouses full of equipment just sitting there for years and years because they want $10,000 for a 50 year old piece of equipment they they picked up for scrap price a couple decades ago. But such is life.
Keith knows how to talk to those old girls. Just tell them about the scrap yard across the street and they behave then.
Well bought. Glad to see a usable machine so low priced. I'm 46 and have ran a fence construction company my father founded in 1980 for the last 20 years. Due to a rare tick born infection called Tularemia, my physical strength and stamina was permanently impacted. Having watched Keith from almost the start of his channel, it helped me decide to move into another career and I am signed up to learn machine technology this fall. I hope that with my already advanced mechanical, electrical and welding skills that I can transition my business into a job shop where my brains are more important than my brawn.
Missed ya Keith! Soo sad we don't have SMELL A VISION yet! Hard to describe the lovely bouquet of old machinery lubricants. Thanks again Sir.
Think 90 weight oil smells bad? EEWWWW!
Looks like $700 well spent there Keith, stay safe
I just recently picked up a 60's Clausing 14" lathe and tomorrow I'm going to pick up a mill. I've wanted a mill for some time but couldn't justify it until recently. The lathe was a project but the mill is going to be able to hit the floor running. Good machines are kind of hard to find at a decent price here in Florida.
So glad you're feeling better Mr. Fenner... Take care of yourself!!!
Great to see Keith back and shooting jizm all over his new machine,
THANK YOU...for sharing. Well worth $700.00.
My employer has a plant full of expensive CNC turning centers and vertical machining centers but we still have two of those same Kearny and Trecker mills that we use quite often. They are bullet proof and are often the best way to do certain operations. $700 was a steal!!
Glad to see you back. Nice Mill. If that was on the West Coast, covered in thick rust, motor barely able to turn, handles missing, oil full of gunk, it would still be selling for a couple of thousand. I am jealous.
It would be good to see you restore this machine. Then use it, or market it. I like to put stuff back to new or, see stuff put back to new, that's just me. I'm glad to see you back.
You're return is very much appreciated. Thanks for the fine video. BTW- please activate the CC function. Thank you.
Thanks for the video I have always liked old machinery🤗🤗🤗
That was a great deal. A little work and some common wear parts you have a great mill. The table isn't all chewed up.
I have a couple hundred cutters that I ended up with from an auction. Everything from thin cutters to ~6” spiral. Most still have plastic on them (I assume from having been sharpened). I believe all of them are American made HSS. I thought maybe someone watching this may have a need since they’re just taking up space in my garage currently.
I’m glad you are back my friend.
We are almost halfway through 2021 and I’m still trying to forget 2020.
Hi it’s Stacie! I am happy to see you! You know what? Life does get in the way sometimes and you have to deal with it and move on! I was a little worried because I didn’t see you but obviously you posted a video so that makes me smile! Take care!😍
Good to see you back in shop again Keith.
Thank you for saving another old machine down here they wanted small for in Washington Oregon
Wow what an awesome find...good to see no major issues. very well worth the cost, my luck usually runs the other way. Sure would be nice if you have the time to give the old girl a full clean-up and keep it in the shop.. Could be handy having two different setups...just saying
ATB...Dean
Great to know you’re well!
Looks like you have a winner. Thanks for sharing.
I’m calling camera trickery on this one. If I drop a screw, there’s no way I find it that quickly in real life.
The video went into the next day, all due to a "lost" screw. LOL
So nice to see u back Keith, no need to apologize, we all have life things to deal with
Everyone needs and deserves a break from time to time you would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't take time for themselves glad your back tho keep yourself sane!
No worries as long as You are well. Nice piece of equipment and it is runnjng!
I've got the model k 2 universal, love it. Made to eat metal. Glad to see you in the shop. Get'er done.
Got one too but mine is a WAR FINISH.
@@50shadesofrust65 so is mine, ser# 44-5000.
You may already know this, but if you put a Shop-Vac hose on the oil inlet the vacuum will hold the oil in the case while you change the sight glass, etc. The only thing I don't use this trick on is with something that has flammable vapors like gasoline. It works great for patching holes in diesel tanks or radiators. I realize your oil was over full and you were intentionally letting some out, but I just thought I'd pass this trick on for others to use when needed.
Nice to see You back. Hope yeah over the hurdle Life throws Yeah! had full row of them lately Myself. Chin up Bud...
Very interesting Kieth, please continue servicing this mill , I own a 1h K+T symular but different
Understand Life gets in the way sometimes . no problem ......... but I really miss my Fenner videos........ welcome back
Excellent fixing there!! I had a motorcycle with plastic sight lenses for the brake/clutch fluid, I ended up finding borosilicate lab glass lenses in the exact size, what a joy compared to old plastic and better than the new plastic ones. crystal clear and tough. Great to see another video from you Keith!!
I don't know, for $700 I'd probably buy that even if there was some things non-functional. I'd repair gears, replace shafts, recondition the motor, or even scrape the ways to get a deal like that.
(For comparison, I paid $500 for the lathe I'm restoring on my channel, and it's required a bit of work so far)
From my time in the Industrial Equipment industry ( I did mechanical power transmission, hydraulics and pneumatics and pretty much everything else) we always tried to sell the customer matched v-belts or two ,three, four + "multi V belts". Like 4 "D" belts in one. Wasn't much more expensive and it was a "fix it once and you're done". So many just got random belts of the "same" size but not matched and bitched that they didn't run the same. Um. "That match number on the belt is there for a reason".
Very much enjoyed the startup and checkout video. I have never gotten lucky enough to pick up a decent machine for such a reasonable price. You did very good.
Take Care and Stay Safe.
Bob
Glad to see you back Keith. That looks a really good pick up there, will be interesting to see its progress. Thanks for sharing. Regards from Wales
Good to see you again, nothing else like older machines. They work! Indiana George
Keith I really like this machine. I don't believe I could store this till I freed up the pump. If not lubed it may turn into a rust ball. The x y and z motions seem really good. Sometimes machines of this vintage have trouble in the up direction on high speed but this is stellar.
Great to see you back Keith. Can't wait to see the next update on it.
Missed ya buddy was wondering what happened to your videos hope things are better for ya keep up the great work
Good to see you back Keith, hope everything is ok with you and yours.... stay safe
Glad to see you back don't worry about not making videos everyone knows you got some things to clean up
hey fenner! good to see ya uploading and double bonus a new machine to disassemble and inspect...clean refurbish and put back to use. many of the creators i watch have been talking about work/projects and not showing it which has left me wanting new engineering to explore. as always thanks for the vids
That is a special friend to find you a great machine.
Keith, really enjoyed this video, it has been awhile since I have visited your channel......great to see you are doing ok, your faithful viewer in Orlando, Paul....cheers.....the Clausing looks great with the new coat of paint....
Thanks for the fast reply it looks like it is number 6 of 50 made in feb or 1946 I also have a 2h plain I think it is from 46 and it has the one shot oiler on the table and the spring loaded dials thanks again ed
The scrapyard sounds convenient, that's handy.
That's just like mine. That's funny I was trying to figure out what oil to use and ended up using hydraulic oil. My 2H Plain was outside forever and badly rusted. Thanks for the videos you do. We really appreciate it.
Thanks. You are looking well. I enjoyed the video.
very good machine mr fenner..thanks for your time
So great to see you’re doing good and back at it get her done Keith
I'd like to see you rebuild and paint that machine. Great buy !
Nice to have new content again. Hope all is well for you. Great video once again.
Looks like a good buy . I think i remember you did a stem repair on the other mill quite a while back . Cheers .
Great video Keith. Many thanks for sharing
Glad you are back!
Back in "the day" they didn't make machines "to fail".
At some point, marketing came and locked engineers and customers away from each other.
Great to see you back! Nice mill. Thanks for the video!
Good to have you back
You’ll have to use new names now, “We’ll do this part over on the Milwauk-A or Milwauk-B”
Great to see you back, looks like you got a rough diamond right there. All the best
Good to have you back, I got the money and like to have one in my shop the regular or the heavy Call completely through it and rebuild it Emily me a fun project
Glad to see you back and feeling more positive.
I use the same mill at work, been using it for 26 years, very good machine
Wonderful machine for a great machinist!
I thought I was subscribed to your channel and was wondering why I hadn't seen any of your videos pop up in my feed. I got everything straight now. Glad to see you are back in action. I'm going through the same process on a 3K plain. Looking forward to your progress.
I wonder if the preious owner overfilled the oil resevoirs to get the fluid level above any gears to keep them from rusting in storage.
I so miss your equipment videos. Nice one!
What a Beauty Keith, if I lived in the USA I would give you top dollar for it!
Why don't you keep it, you can never have enough tools.
I have a 1943 2h plain...."war baby".. Looks like that same motor as in mine.. PLEASE correctly grease the motor bearings by using the purge plugs....Cheers from Louisiana....Mike
One heck of a machine tool for $700. Always interesting to see how you approach restorations and rebuilds.
What great timing! I just started in a shop with one of those!
Glad to see you have the Knipex. I bought 4 different sizes, there great
From the looks of it you made a good decision to purchase this Milwaukee. Change the oil and the belts and you’ll have a good piece of machinery.
Glad to see you back, Keith.
Glad to know your running on all cylinders again!
Glad to see you you out, Keithy
I gotta Bridgeport I've been promising myself to sort only been 2 years in my workshop under a sheet I keep spraying it with oil thinking I must sort this one day
The reason why it's cheap in price is your friend just cut you a deal or because it's just a plain old horizontal mill, now if it had a vertical head attachment that would put the mill in a different price range and versatility but I don't think that mill was designed for a vertical head.
Great video and content Keith!
I'd like to see how much backlash is in the movement of the table, Y axis and the knee's Z axis, if I have that correctly identified. Maybe you can give an update in your next video?
All the best to you sir.
A little wd-40 on your rag will clean off that stain on the fill lines. Even while the oil is flowing. Whenever we get a new machine at work (I am a mechanic at a large repair/cnc shop). I drain the oil completely, fill with ISO AW 46 and run through the gears for about an hour if the oil is not contaminated. It will help clean out gunk and gear dust from wear. If the oil is contaminated with water, I will use WD- 40 first for about 20 min due to it's hydrophobic properties.
They couldn't see through the sight gauges so they kept adding oil "to be safe".
Nice to see you Keith. Be happy
Amazing value for 700 Keith, a couple of days work and this would be ready for action. Nice find. Cheers, Jon
Very happy to see you come back Keith. Love your content. Life is kicking a lot of us in the nuts these days, it's how we deal with it that matters.
Fitting a sight glass - catching oil leaking - I'd have thought you go for a complete oil change ?
It's what I plan with my machines - I'm not a fan of oil changes but the oil in the machines could be 60 years old !
If my shop was not a disaster at the moment with my VMC CNC controls getting swapped out as we speak, I might be tempted do drag my trailer over and grab that. That thing is a beast!
In search of the lost screw. Been on that safari many times. 😁
I get to fix my Browne and Sharp.
Some gawdaweful noise in the gearbox. 😕
Thanks for the video
John
Looks like a win to me, nice job!
Woooooooohooooo!!!!! Thanks for sharing this on TH-cam!!!!
while there is a lot to be said about a plug&play ready machine, one can often run into some real jewels when buying old hunks of iron. a little bit of tinkering and some elbow grease and you should have a decent addition to your shop...
Traffic going by is freaking me out.
Good to see ya Keith cool machine
Glad your back, always enjoy your presentations.
Great to see a video from you. You have the best narrating voice of all my favorite youtube channels :-) Hope you get to use this mill as part of your workshop. Dedicated horizontal setup? Best from Denmark.