Read this on a thread on the Practical Machinest.
Looks like a very heavy duty machine that may come up for sale.
http://www.practicalmachinist....plicator-bad-219027/

Butch

interesting... i wonder how many feet of dollars it would take to get the machine and patterns?

Jeff,
I believe the guy that bought it from Wisner was named Ed Hilton. I think I have the email address for Silverado Hauler if you are interested.
Butch

LeeRoy, my father bought that machine used sometime in 1979. It came out of Oregon, it was made in a machine shop, all 1/4" and or 1/2" plate, angle and tubing, all bolted together.

Wisner's Gun Shop had it until the fall of 1994 when Ed Hilton in Federal Way WA, bought it as LeeRoy was closing the Gun Shop down.

I operated it from 1979 to 1986, I lost track of how many patterns there was, but it was more than a full size truck bed of patterns when LeeRoy sold the machine.

It had four spindles when LeeRoy sold it, I see only two on the machine currently. The head stock has worm gears, to rotate all five drive centers at the same time. The Chain visable in the picture, works two threaded shafts that move the tail stock front to rear, as it can take up to a 44 inch long stock if I recall.

I had heard that it was in storage up north by Port Angeles.

Jim Wisner
Custom Metalsmith

I was in Port Angeles on Labor day!