On 24 July 2024 at 14:08 bernard towers Said:

Looks like a machine fitted to a ship or submarine

… to be operated by an Octopus

MichaelG.

I think this machine or one very similar to it has been discussed on the (old) forum. I think the opinion was that it was not as good as separate machines.

Ian P

These things are never better than separate machines unless you are desperate for space.

Looking at the video I thought that the demonstrator/salesman was about to become an Accident & Emergency statistic. So I did not run the video to its end.

JA

Not neccasarilly so Brian an aquintaince of mine had a shipboard machining center in his large workshop that weighed close to 5 tons. The base was one huge casting with the top machined in various ways to be the base of various machines which included a shaper/horizontal mill/vertical mill/drilling machine/two lathes, one quite small/grinder/surface plate(part of the base casting. The thing had to be used as is as some of the machine bases where part of the base casting. Got some photos somewhere but they are 35mm.

On 25 July 2024 at 10:54 Brian Wood Said:

…I have seem Myford lathes installed across the hull in the UK nuclear submarine navy.

 

And before that, Drummond M-Type lathes were used aboard diesel subs.

Realistically everything about these massive machines except the lathe is a bit small for general workshop use.

Considering the “natural” size of jobs to be done my Bridgeport mill and Pollard 15AY drill partner well with my Smart & Brown 1024 and P&W Model B lathes of 10″ and 12″ (actual nearly 14″) swing respectively. Had smaller mill and drill before which struggled when loading up some of the larger parts. The Elliot 10″ shaper and 6″ rapider saw are a bit small sometimes but fitting next size up in would be difficult.

Clive

It appears to be this one, the interestingly named ‘Dum’:

https://www.lathes.co.uk/dainichi/

I don’t think I’d fancy getting down on my knees to use the shaper.