Burdett-Elliott Surface Grinder Model 70 Mk.1


	email: t ony@lathes.co.uk Home Machine Tool Archive Machine-tools Sal e & Wanted Machine Tool Manuals Catalogues Belts Books Accessories lathes.co.uk Burdett--Elliott Surface Grinders Burdett 70 Mk 1 Burdett 70, 75 & 77 Rapidgrind Mk.2 Burdett 921 Manuals for all Burdett grinders are available Machine tool makers G.W.S.Burdett was based at Eastgate, in Peterborough England and offered three versions of their horizontal-spindle surface grinders, the Mk.1 Model 70, the Mk.2 Models 70, 75 and 77 and the Model 921. They also manufactured 6-inch, 8-inch and 12-inch stroke toolroom-class slotting machines and could also built, to a customer's particular requirements, special machines for production and other uses. Many of these models were also branded as Elliott Full details and technical specifications of the grinders is shown below and on the linked pages. High-resolution pictures--may be slow to open


	Burdett No. 70 Mk.1--note the distinctive wheel guard with its angles sides and slightly domed top The very different No.7o Mk. 2 had a round guard over the grinding wheel - and can be seen here


	Some of the more useful accessories included the "wheel-forming" and "dressing" equipment, these having diamond tipped holders able to be manipulated so as to put the desired profile on grinding wheel for special jobs. The Diaform and Projectorscope equipment was both particularly useful in toolrooms before the better-equipped ones turned to CNC-controlled models


	A variety of top-quality, Sheffield-made Eclipe magnetic vices, tables and blocks was always part of the Abwood accessory range


	Burdett 70 Mk 1 Burdett 70, 75 & 77 Rapidgrind Mk.2 Burdett 921 Manuals for all Burdett grinders are available lathes.co.uk Burdett Surface Grinders email: t ony@lathes.co.uk Home Machine Tool Archive Machine-tools Sal e & Wanted Machine Tool Manuals Catalogues Belts Books Accessories