Wells Index Mill

Wells index the only milling machine still made in the usa. New wells index mill anyone know how much a new wells index 847 costs i cant find any pricing 12 23 2017 0738 pm 2. 138 5 quill low rpm spindle range.
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48 x 10 max x axis travel.

Wells index mill. Tramming a vertical milling machine duration. We are the only company. With over 80 years of experience behind us we can assure you that every wells index mill is the best a 100 usa. The wells index milling head is a much more robust and durable design for heavy cutting with most components such as the spindle diameter bearings gears and splines being 40 to 100 larger than its competitors.

In this video we will remove the head inspect the damage. Previous owner had it for many decades and said it was used a few times a year as a back up to thier main mill i think the owner purchased from a custom car shop in california who he thought bought it new. Wells index 860 48x 10 table 4200 rpm 3 axis cnc mill wm 400 centroid control 17839. A wells index milling machine demands your consideration.

For 80 years wells index has produced the most robust manual and cnc milling machines in the usa. 30 max y axis travel. 176 likes 3 talking about this 1 was here. 42 to 425 high rpm spindle range.

View profile view forum posts diamond join date feb 2005 location hatch nm chile capital of the world posts 9211 post thanks like likes given 14799 likes. After 15 years of watching craigslist i found a wells index 745 down in washington state in a custom motorcycle shop. We have not imported a mill and put our name on it since a d machinery purchased us in 1987. Wells index manual milling machines the only mill still made in the usa.

We are a 100 usa made milling machine. Repairing the tilt gear part 2 duration. Wells index builds a quality line of knee type milling machines. Wells index is still being made in the usa using castings poured in the same foundry we have used since the 1960s in grand rapids mi.

400 to 4200 on both horizontal ver. While moving my wells index milling machine i discovered some damage that had occurred to the worm gear that tilts the head on the mill. M 400 centroid table size. With over 80 years of experience behind us we can assure you that every mill we build is the best and is a 100 usa.

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