Acme Multi-Spindle Screw Machines

Learn more about the Acme multi-spindle screw machines here at Standby Screw.

[jackandsusangerstner]

I was a service engineer and traveled 48 states for National Acme, Cleveland, Ohio from 1977 till 1997, best screw machine ever built bar

[TheEngineer]

My father used these machines for 45 years, his entire career as a machinist. He always told me about them and the set-ups he was doing at work. So cool.

[chriseis]

I am a screw machine operator and we work with acme on parts for ar15s. These machines are so much fun to run. Never a boring day. I love my job. Acme is a great company.

[jeffhenn]

my great great grandfather invented this. pretty cool to see still in use

[pm]

I set up and operated these machines for years back in the day, I danced for joy when I got onto CNC’s. That said multis cannot be beaten on cycle times even now - the dirty smelly noisy things that they are! 😂👍

[austinlarus]

I used to run checkers, and now I rebuild the love every minute of it

[kewlmark]

I was trained on these this week. I"ve Loaded and ran 2 of them now. The company has Tons of them! So I'm in for some fun.

[gqp]

I worked at black and decker hampstead md. Last job there ran 4 machines making chop saw gears. Ran everything from mitsubishi acme gridley, to conematic wickman with pick off at cut off position. We had 52 multi spindles till early 1980's. All had a cost tag on front of machine. Some of the big ones they bought in 70's were well over quarter million. Best job on factory floor

[ActiveAtom]

Hi nice to be here love your machines we run a turret machine, but we of course love screw machines so thank you for sharing your wow 22 of these machines way to go. Lance & Patrick.

[rolandvasquez]

«« THANX FOR THE MEMORIES; I STARTED AS AN APPRENTICE IN A BEVERAGE DISPENSARY MACHINE SHOP IN 1977 CALLED ""CARMUN INTERNATIONAL"" IN MY HOMETOWN OF SA, TX. I WORKED OVER 15 YRS, THEN TRANSFERRED TO TIG/MIG WELDER, THANX AGAIN..:-):-)

[kanerohrbach]

I run a chucker 6 spindle in the factory I work at I'm the sole runner of it there great machines

[kerrysumners]

I ran screw machines from 1980 till 1990. Acmes, Conomatics, New Britians and a couple other brands I can't even remember. Fafnir Bearing and then Saginaw division of GM. Transferred to Saturn in 1990. A coworker asked me if Saturn had screw machines amd I said "I hope not", lol.

[Erik-rphi]

We had a 2" capacity one. The floor would shake when it indexed. It had a "property of US Gov." ID tag from I think WWII on it. That was in the mid 80's. Lone gone now. Euro Turns And Index machines now.

[joshruby]

we still have 7 single spindle ones 10 5\8" and 6 3\4"and use to have a about 25 4 spindle 5 1\2 and 8 " ones been replaced by CNC now. they make taper roller bearings

[merlinashcraft]

I really miss running the acme Gridley machine

[stepno]

I visited some Connecticut screw machine factories back in the 1960s and could not believe the working conditions with noise, heat and the air full of sprayed oil ... I trust conditions are better today with air conditioning and protective clothing or respirators!?

[luizmorgado]

Trabalhei muito com esse tipo de máquina, mecanismo incrível, sua preparação é bem simples, mas exige muito conhecimento, parabéns pelo vídeo

[KingSlimjeezy]

that shop (and machine) is fucking sparkling clean compared to the one i worked at

[jeffshaffer]

I work at a acme screw machine shop these machines get dirty even when u clean the they dont look any better

[Acme]

I run two 1 1/4 RA6 and two 1 RA6 one 3 1/2.