FPN-28, FPN-28-PO, FPN-2S, FPN-2S-PO
SP.30, SP.35, 35.NC & 3A - pictures and descriptions"> Matheys Semi Jig Borers & Millers - Page 2

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Matheys Semi Jig Boring & Universal
Toolroom Milling Machines"
FPN-28, FPN-28-PO,  FPN-2S,  FPN-2S-PO
SP.30,  SP.35,  35.NC  &  3A

A detailed Catalogue is available for Matheys machines

Matheys Home Page


The excellent finish and fine detailing of the machine are evident in this picture that shows the power-down-feed gearbox

The first Matheys "Semi Jig Borer the Type FPN, introduced during the late 1940s, had a head able to be elevated on a round column. Later models were made more rigid with the head being formed as one piece with a fixed and considerably more massive top section.

Certificate from a French testing institute, 7 May, 1952

An early machine set for grinding using a magnetic chuck - an unwise operation on any machine tool not especially designed for the job - unless very careful precautions are taken to cover up the slideways.

A self-feeding boring head being used on the end cover of a gearbox

The "Universal Tilting table" - a useful device
fitted to the base of the swivelling and tilting vice.

Mounted on the front of the table is the "Jig-boring" Attachment - a long, angled plate able to hold both slip blocks and a dial indicator - whilst the in-and-out feed has been fitted with a bracket to hold just an example of the latter.

Dividing Head - the maximum distance between centres
on the 34-inch long table was approximately 14 inches.

Accurate milling - manufacturing a double-sided, T-slotted work-holding bracket in cast iron.

A later, very much larger and more massive model, the 35-NC



Matheys Home Page    A detailed Catalogue is available for Matheys machines

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Matheys Semi Jig Boring & Universal
Toolroom Milling Machines"
FPN 28/PO, FPN-2S, FPN-2S-PO
SP-30, SP-35, 35-NC & 3A


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