Did they make a 2hp motor for the J head?
Hi, just thinking out loud regarding a swap I'm currently involved in? Looks like the step pulleys and motor from a J head are going to get transferred over to a 2J2 CNC. The CNC 2J2 now has the RPM...
View ArticleDo Hardinge lathes have carriage feed?
Forgive my ignorance on this, I have never been around or even seen a Hardinge lathe in person. There are several on E-bay ,etc., for salel from $500 to $6500. I have seen a few videos of people...
View ArticleFire Damaged Bridgeport Issues
I just picked up a Bridgeport J head at a local scrap yard. The machine had been in a fire and then out in the scrap yard for a couple of weeks. The machine appears to be a train wreck but I might try...
View ArticleHardinge HC cross slide adapter
I have a Hardinge HC and I have recently bought a lever operated cross slide for it, I now need the adapter to fit the slide to the bed. I have found these to be rare in the UK and too expensive to buy...
View ArticleBridgeport Bearing Fafnir Question - 9110
Question for the board, searched for a few hours over the past few days. Doing a head rebuild on a 2J 1 1/2 HP Head from 1974. Replacing all bearings (apparently this thing was ran in a sandbox...) - I...
View ArticleBridgeport: Mystery Y-Axis Clamp
Hi folks, I've recently purchased a 2nd hand Bridgeport 2J machine, and am taking it apart to give it a bit of a clean up. I believe it's a 1991 machine. In the manuals I have seen, there is no...
View ArticleGot the new bridgeport running today
Seems like a nice running machine. I got trammed and it held less than .25 thousandth variance across the back of my vice. I have a question about my chuck though. Its a ball bearing Jacobs chuck. I...
View ArticleM-head lub system?
I'm slowly assembling my 1942 M-head. The once-through, drip-down-through-all-the-bearings lube setup doesn't much appeal to me. It seems messy and I don't like the notion of breathing the oil droplets...
View ArticleAdvice On A Leveling Mount For Bridgeport Mill
Fellows, I have a Bridgeport J head mill for my home hobby shop. One of the ones with the little 36" table. My concrete floor was poorly finsihed and is uneven so I would like to add feet for leveling....
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Proto trak m2 Problem Need power supply (SENSTRON SPW-4060F)
I have a bridgeport knee mill with proto-trak M2 controler that stopped working. Open pendant up and found power supply senstron spw-4060f was burnt. I called SWI and they want me to replace the whole...
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What do you think of the new accurite G2 control (operator)
I just installed a G2 on a used bridgeport for a guy I now. I was wanting to now what people that have had this control think of it. Accurite quit making the old millpwr in january of this year. The...
View ArticleHLV-H "On" Indicator Lamp?
Wondering if anyone knows what lamp bulb fits an HLV-H "On" indicator lamp. Machine is 208/3ph. Never had a bulb in it, since I got it. TIA.
View ArticleM Head Oil Cup: Insufficient Flow?
Howdy- I have a (possibly ignorant) question prompted by this thread... The oil cup on my BP RR doesn't seem to be putting out as much oil as described by some other owners. I had disassembled the head...
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HLV-H crossslide screw cover plate
When I had the cross slide and compound scraped, they took a little off the bottom. When I installed it on the apron, it would jam if I tightened the bolt on top of the cover plate, but when I loosened...
View Articlebridgeport series II power feed help needed
I recently bought a Bridgeport series II 4hp mill (not a series II special) that was stripped of all its power feed components. I only need power feed in the x axis so I purchased a servo brand power...
View ArticleHow loud should a 2HP 2J head be?
This might seem like an odd question but, how loud should the head be? I have never owned or run a Bridgeport before so I have nothing to compare it to. I only ran the mill for about a minute when I...
View ArticleB/P mill quill feed shaft stuck problem
I have a Bridgeport step pulley mill. having problem with the quill feed engagement shaft. it's stuck in the in position, what is the fix, please. thanks
View ArticleHardinge pre-60 DSM59 - step pulleys - need info/advice
Hello - I have been searching this forum looking for info to help a friend out. He is considering purchase of what I have narrowed down to be CONTRARY to the title a pre-1960 ESM59 - it has the...
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Need help with identifying this part.
I recently bought some Bridgeport and South Bend milling machine parts and this part was included in the purchase. Can anyone identify it? Thank you. steve Attached Thumbnails
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bridgeport head info
I picked this milling machine up is has a Bridgeport head on it. Can anyone tell me info on this appox year of the head Attached Thumbnails
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