Climax Portable Machine Tools - History

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Climax Portable Machine Tools
Tillamook, OR, U.S.A.
Company Website: https://ssw-americas.com/featured-story-making-the-case-for-portable-machine-tools/
Manufacturer Class: Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Nov 7 2022 8:18PM by joelr4
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Manufactures Climax Portable Machine Tools.

In 1965, Paul Strait invented a portable Key Mill to cut keyways on shafts in the field. He founded the Climax Portable Machine Tools firm to manufacture them.

AKA Climax.

Information Sources

More history and machine information can be found at The Origins of Portable Machine Tools.

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