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Maho was a German company, founded in 1920 by five mechanics in the Bavarian alpine village of Pfronten. Their original products were drafting instruments - hence their logo, a pair of dividers - and planimeters, pantographs and other high-precision mathematical instruments. It was not until 1950 that the Maho launched their first universal precision miller, the now-rare SK250. Designed along established Theil and Deckel-like lines (and eventually as copied bymany other makers) the SK had a ram head and a vertical T-slotted knee that was able to mount a variety of horizontal tables and other special fittings. From the 1950s to the 1980s the company steadily developed and expanded their range of conventional millers - but always remained faithful to the original design concept. Later, by the addition of NC and then CNC controls, their life was considerably extended and their performance immeasurable improved;.
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