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Standard Modern Lathes, Inc.
Toronto (Mississauga), ON; Montréal, QC; Cambridge, ON

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Mill, Horizontal
Machine Size:	3 HP 28" traverse, 10" cross feed
Submitted By:	Daniel Burgoyne

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Modern 2LU Universal milling machine
Date of Manufacturer:	Between 1935 and 1945
Serial Number:	586-14
Last Updated	4/28/2018 8:25:18 PM

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Modern 2LU Universal horizontal milling machine (table swings 45 degrees both ways)
Manufactured by Modern Tool Works, Toronto, Canada

Was purchased from machine shop of Gov. of Canada in Hull, QC in 1991 and then sold again in 2015.
Weighs 4000 lbs as per manual

3 HP 575 V 3 phase motor (appears original) changed to 240 V single phase 3 HP. Four A-51 vee-belts from motor to main driving pulley turning at 900 rpm
Coolant pump in base, 8-gallon cap.
4 Imperial gallons of SAE 20 (ISO 68) oil used throughout machine for lubrication.

NMTB 40 spindle on both horizontal and vertical spindles.

10 1/2" by 48" table, 28" traverse
12 spindle speeds 30-1000 rpm for horizontal spindle
Speeds doubled for vertical head attachment (60-2000 rpm)
12 Auto feeds on traverse, cross (1/2" - 25"/min) and knee (1/4" - 12 1/2"/min). No rapid feeds on this machine but rapid traverse offered as an option through a separate unit that bolts to the side of the knee and with a separate motor.

Universal head attachment with oil bath for internal gears. Head pivots in two axes.
3 horizontal arbor supports: 1 style A, 2 style B with one bolting to the original vertical brace from the knee to the front of support. Pilot on style A arbor must be 2-1/4" long. Max style B arbor size is 1-1/4" by 24" e.g. 41-1/4B24-3 with 1-7/8" bushings.

10" swing Modern dividing head (40:1 ratio), with 3 plates, a rest, a footstock and a 6" 3-jaw chuck.
12 gears with gear box for indexed spiral/helical milling (0.670" to 149" lead)

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Comments: Modern 2LU with universal vertical milling attachment and long clutch and brake lever
Source: Photo by Daniel Burgoyne

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Comments: Modern 2LU oil fillers, feed control levers with bakelite ball handles, knee clamping lever and coolant hose
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Comments: Overarm positioning starwheel and oil filler for spindle drive gear box
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Comments: Table feeds selector (divide by two for vertical feed), pull center knob for "High-Low" feed selection
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Comments: Gear box with spindle speeds (X2 for vertical attachment)
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Comments: Machine base with manufacturer name embossed
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