Alan 1,273 #1 Posted February 22, 2017 This was part of a job lot of machine tools bought years ago by a company I worked for. They didn't have a use for it so a deal was done and it finished up in friend John's barn. It never did get used and as can be seen, has suffered from the damp and is very dirty. The chuck turns and extends easily and the upper sections of the column and slides look like they will clean up reasonably well. Not 100% sure but I think these were used to drill VERY FINE holes which needed a high speed. About 6 ft tall on it's base. Ex Royal Aircraft Establishment. Anyone interested in bringing it back to life. ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ranger 373 #2 Posted February 22, 2017 Used for drilling all the tiny holes for the needle to pass through when stitching the linen covering over the wings and fuselage of Sopwith Camels 🐫 4 Alan, nigel, Stormin and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ranger 373 #3 Posted February 23, 2017 By mistake, in my last post I showed the 2 seater training version of the Camel (hence the two humps)🐫. Here is the single seat fighter version 🐪. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
