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Manufactured/Badged by:
Standard Modern Lathes, Inc.
Toronto (Mississauga), ON; Montréal, QC; Cambridge, ON

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

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Mill, Horizontal
Machine Size:	5 HP 28" traverse, 11-1/4" by 52"
Submitted By:	Daniel Burgoyne

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Modern No. 2 Universal
Date of Manufacturer:	Early 1950's
Serial Number:	585-6
Last Updated	4/28/2018 8:47:51 PM

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No. 2 Universal, 5 HP, 575 Volt, NMTB 50 taper.
Table 11-1/4" by 52", 28" traverse. Universal table swings 45 degrees both ways.
Rear station table controls also present.

12 Speeds 30-1000 RPM
12 auto feeds 0.5"-25"/min. Rapid traverse on all axes.
Manufactured by Modern Tool Works Limited, Toronto, Canada.
Mill was the property of Dept. of National Defense until 2016.

Universal vertical head attachment, NMTB 40 taper (grease lubricated). Head's spindle speed doubled from horizontal spindle speed.

10" swing Modern dividing head (40:1 ratio), NMTB 40 taper spindle, 3 plates with holes, a rest, a footstock.
12 gears with gear box for indexed spiral/helical milling (0.670" to 149" lead).
8" wide vise.
Estimated weight 5500 lbs.

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Comments: Seven sleeves pulley. Five belts to motor, two to rapid feeds.
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Comments: 10" swing indexed head
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