UNIVERSAL MILL IS IDEAL FOR MAKING PROTOTYPES AND SINGLE PARTS
The VHF 3 universal mill from Knuth Machine Tools does vertical milling, drilling and tapping, but also includes a horizontal arbor for horizontal milling, slotting and keyway cutting.
Posted: May 25, 2010
Knuth Machine Tools USA, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL) carries a wide variety of machines, including the unique and versatile VHF 3 universal milling machines for vertical milling, drilling and tapping, but which also include a horizontal arbor for horizontal milling, slotting and keyway cutting.
Ideal for mechanic workshops, production, training, single part manufacturing as well as prototyping, the VHF 3 features both horizontal and vertical spindles which combines the flexibility of running a standard vertical mill with the performance to handle almost any complex application.
Equipped with both a vertical spindle, horizontal spindle, horizontal milling arbor and outboard support, the solid VHF 3 has a vibration-dampening cast iron construction with automatic and rapid feeds in all three axis as well as three-axis digital readout. Featuring two horsepower, the VHF 3 provides a table area of 52 in by 12 in for long travel distances, along with a 45 deg vertical swivel head for additional flexibility. Standard with adjustable ground dovetail guideways on the X axis and wide square guideways on the Y and Z axis, this universal milling machine includes adjustable stops for drilling depth and table adjustments.
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