Quotation for deep hole drilling machines and a rifling machine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\3\ img156 | |
| Date | 21th August 1940 | |
| CONTRACTORS TO THE BRITISH MSE AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS MACHINE SHOP EQUIPMENT LTD MACHINE TOOLS · SMALL TOOLS · SHOP EQUIPMENT Directors C.J. JEFFRIES A.G. WILLIAMS Codes A.B.C. 5th & 6th Edition Bentleys 124 VICTORIA STREET WESTMINSTER LONDON·S·W·I Telephone VICTORIA 5426 (3 LINES) Telegrams EMESETOOL SOWEST, LONDON OUR REF. LJT/NV/2873 YOUR REF. DATE 21st August, 1940. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., D E R B Y. DEEP HOLE DRILLING MACHINES for maximum capacity of 2¼" x 82", length of bed 19 feet, machine arranged for motor drive and complete with motors. Standard machine arranged to give a feed range from .4 to 5.5" per minute in 12 steps. The feed is driven by an individual 2 HP 900 RPM. motor. The spindle is driven by an individual 5 HP 900 RPM. four-speed motor. By means of sliding gears a range of spindle speeds between 50 and 500 RPM is secured. Machine is complete with pump and 2 HP pump motor, pump capable of delivering 15 G.P.M. at 500 lbs. pressure. Gross weight 9300 lbs. Nett weight 7300 lbs. PRICE without tools, including motors for 3 phase, 50 cycle, 400 volt service...................£3,250. 0. 0. each. RIFLING MACHINE for maximum capacity of 2¼" x 82", bed length 19 feet. Machine arranged for 5 HP 900 RPM, four-speed motor with 1800 RPM speed arranged for reversal; cutting speed of 10, 15 and 20 feet per minute with a return speed of 30 feet per minute. Gross weight 8600 lbs. Nett weight 6600 lbs. PRICE without tools, but including motor for 3 phase, 50 cycle, 400 volt...................£2,950. 0. 0. each. DELIVERED: F.O.R. British Port of arrival, including packing, freight and insurance. According to the existing regulations, Machine Tools are now exe(Aero Engine)mpt from Import Duty payment. [Stamp: THE MACHINE TOOL TRADES ASSOCIATION] | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).