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What do you suppose this machine is?
Here's an image of a machine used years ago at Parks Air College, perhaps 30's. Thus, it is aviation purposed. What do you suppose it is/does?
Obviously electric drive. Shaft to upper half so something there creates vertical motion Pullmax style. Reciprocating? Not sure. Rivet setter? Possibly. Punch? Another option. What about the lower half? Seems like there could be provision for a lower rotary shaft driven via chain off of upper shaft as evidenced by the casting clearances that would otherwise not serve a purpose structurally to machine frame. Top and bottom movement? Simultaneously? Selectively? I suspect it is not much more than a rivet setter or punch but it appears so complicated and massive for the type of materials used in the aviation trades of this era. I would also imagine pneumatic drives were well established around this time.
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Evidently this is a basic nibbler. That is the feed mechanism below there. That had me all cornfused!
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Looks like it's being operated by a ghost.
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The ghost of shapers past.
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Heavy fly wheel large diameter shaft hand lever above stripper plate and a catch box below leads me to think it is a punch.
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My American Chain and Cable Campbell is similar but is fabbed of heavy (5" plate), about that throat depth, but much heavier and will do 1/4" stainless and down to 24ga galv. Also has a release on the upper punch, but not the lever.
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It would indeed appear a W.J. Savage nibbler. I was unaware of a nibbler having an integral feed mechanism which explains the lower shaft in initial post query. This video is a smaller version but the cast frame and similar gusset pattern give evidence to the lineage. Interesting feed mechanism.
https://youtu.be/HrrpJ-X-ETo Here's a similar appearing unit:
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I think the mystery is now solved.
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