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Burrell Traction Engine - Door Latch and milling machine power feed.



  Burrell Traction Engine - Milling machine power feed.


Some years ago my father designed and made a power feed for the Centec 2A milling machine,
this used a small geared sail winch style 12volt motor. It engages with a dog clutch and can drive forward and backward's one direction by a gear drive, slow speed for milling and chain drive in reverse a lower gear so high return speed.  My father being a mechanical engineer was unable to use it in anger and so never connected it up to a supply. I remember he tried to make a speed controller using a Triac circuit out of a Maplins book but it was not finished.




Since I had spare a bench power supply with variable voltage and current 0-30 volts, 0 - 3Aamps  I decided to connect it up and after some oil, I was milling with my hands in my pockets.

Door Latch

The door latch required 2 pieces of mild steel milled to the correct thickness and as I had a nice piece
of slightly oversize MS, I used the power feed to quickly machine it down to size.
Pleased with the results, just need a polish with emery to remove the machining marks 



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