1988 - Hetherington borer

Vertical borer dating from ~1919 (I think) due to it's age one head could only do vertical cuts and the other do horizontal.
I think the table was 19' diameter and when turning, Ralph Bilbie, the operator, used to travel round on the turntable sweeping off the swarf.

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That was my dad!
What a great machine! (J4M35)

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