MILLING MACHINES SMALL NO FURTHER A MYSTERY

The spindle head is clamped to the vertical column and that is swivelled at an angle. It permits the milling cutter fixed on the spindle to work on angular surfaces. In a few machines, the spindle may also be modified up or down relative on the work.This milling machine was lengthy credited to Eli Whitney and dated to circa 1818. In the 1910s in t