The belt is new, the motor bearings have been replaced and armature and field windings were reinsulated with a high temperature motor varnish. A 1/2 hp 2 speed, reversible motor drives the input to the headstock through a cog belt and is controlled by a pushbutton switch mounted on the rear of the headstock. The gears run in an oil bath complete with a sight glass. The headstock is gear driven with 8 speeds from 65 to 2800 rpm, has ultra high precision SKF class 7 bearings on the spindle, a #2 Morse taper and 1 1/2' x 8 tpi imperial threads. Emco cast the bed in semi-steel, not cast iron, seasoned it for a year, then machined it to final size, an example of the effort they went through to build a very high precision toolroom machine. This gives movement of the carrage that is extremely tight and accurate, far beyond the usual practice of metal on metal with a layer of oil. Starting with a machine that had little use over the years, the semi-steel bed, the saddle and the cross slide were hand scraped and the bearing surfaces were turcited, then scraped into the mating bearing surface. Maximat's are indeed in a class by themselves!

This machine has been fully restored to beyond factory condition and is, I believe, the finest example to be had, anywhere at any price. If you've ever wanted to own the finest in a small machining center, here's your chance!įor sale is a 1968 Austrian Emco Maximat 7, a beautiful toolroom grade 7' x 24' combination lathe and milling machine, fully tooled, ready to make chips and make your projects happen.

Maximat 7 gear pitch