What the heck goes here?
So I picked up a Siries II for a grand, love it, way better than my old J-head. But the back of the ram is unlike any I can find pictures of. It has a provision to mount something. It looks very...
View ArticleMotor and VFD options for 2J Bridgport clone. Direct drive?
Good afternoon, A good friend of mine gave me a Enco milling machine Bridgeport clone. I striped it down and restored her. It has hard chrome ways with NO visible wear at all. Only .004-.006 backlash...
View ArticleBroke of adjustment for tramming in head... now what. 4hp series 2 bridgeport
it's the one in the head for the x axis. Do i gotta take the entire head off this thing now? Not a good day.
View ArticleNeed help getting Hardinge HLV Carriage Feed Controller working
I bought an early HLV some months ago. It is a 3-phase 240v machine and I have rewired it to operate the main drive and coolant pump using VFDs to convert 240 single phase to the three phase needed for...
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Looking for some connectors for Bridgeport Interact 720 project
Hello Everyone, I am in the process of adding a 4th axis to my BP 720. But I am having a hard time finding some of the connectors I need to finish the project. The pictures below will show the...
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Alex Tech AML618, HLVH clone from Taiwan Any good?
just bought 2 of these Alex Tech AML618 lathes Copies of a HLV-H I had a Feeler and a Cyclomatic before and these were really nice machines But never heard of Alex Tech Any comments??? It has the dual...
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What are these holders?
This might be more of a general forum question, but I recently bought an old Hardinge second op and it came with a pile of these gizmos. I was wondering if any of you are familiar with these and can...
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Elgin split bed headstock
How much oil in headstock that small filler would suggest few drops before using? Bob Attached Thumbnails
View ArticleBridgeport - Knee and ballscrew swap??
So, my current Bridgeport is a 1957 vintage - BR 31769. I have about 8" of Y travel on it. Finally bought a J Head Bridgeport! I jut picked up another machine + a parts machine. The parts machine (BR...
View ArticleNeed Bridgeport / Textron DRO X axis scale
Please contact me @info@MannMadeUSA.com or 603.488.1912 John Mann
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Bridgeport CNC (Factory, non retrofit?) Knee Mill Qs
Hello All, I am going to see a few items for sale today that are needed in my shop (mainly some steadies that fit my long bed CNC) and the owner of the shop, who is quite old and retiring/downsizing...
View ArticleHydraulic fluid for True-Trace system
I am setting up a 3D True-Trace B360-3D. The original manual calls for Mobil Velocite "S" oil from Socony Mobil. I have contacted the local distributor for Mobil and no one seems to know what "S" means...
View ArticleHydraulic fluid for True-Trace system
I am setting up a 3D True-Trace B360-3D. The original manual calls for Mobil Velocite "S" oil from Socony Mobil. I have contacted the local distributor for Mobil and no one seems to know what "S" means...
View ArticleHLV-H Guarding, Removing Compound, ...
Anyone here got a good way/bed guarding setup for their HLV-H? Remove their compound and replace with a solid toolpost mount? I like Robin Renzettis solutions for these things, but I want to see what...
View ArticleHardinge Carriage Feed Issue
Gentlmen, I'm having an issue with my beloved Hardinge Narrow bed lathe HLV-BK? Looks like the carriage motor wires frayed and shorted were they exit the motor. I replaced the guilty wire but still no...
View ArticleSplit Bed Turret Parts Diagram Available?
Hey guys, When I bought my 9" cataract it came with a six-position turret, but because I had an original short bed (to only have a cross slide mounted) I never needed or had the ability to use it. I...
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Hardinge HLV rectifier swap
Hi, I'm trying to swap the selenium rectifier on my HLV for a silicon bridge type (just as as a precaution, it's not blown yet). I'm going crazy trying to work out which wires go where! The wires all...
View ArticleLooking to buy... (1) Hardinge turret lathe --- HELP with what to look for...
Hello, to the info crew here on practical machinist. Like the title says, I am looking at a few different machines to buy and wanted to know what to watch out for (1) Hardinge Turret Lathe Good: it...
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Hardinge HLV refurb
Hi, thought I should probably start a bit of a project thread for the HLV I've been working on. Spied it on ebay just after Christmas. The pictures were awful, but after I looked through a few times...
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turret lathe tooling, large lot for sale
I have a large lot of tooling id be willing to let go, box turning, knurling , many different turret tools to choose from I would be willing to ship, also for sale local in beverly ma dan- Attached...
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