T42 luboil consumption.
This really gets to me. I am forever filling the reservoir. Is this a common problem? The tailstock is switched off (which, I am told, can make a difference.) My Talent has a much more modest...
View ArticleBridgeport M head maintenance and re-assembly
I'm getting the rest of my Bridgeport M head soon.It is being sent to me in I think...three pieces?I'm told by the seller that the M head is in excellent shape,but I thought that since the head has...
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Aluminator - New LED Ring Light Design for Knee Mills
Hey guys, lets give this another go. I would like everyone's opinion. I will post all the info and pics I can. I designed this ring specifically to fit on knee mills. The bore of the light is 2.00". It...
View Article2J head lubrication
I have a 2J-21801 head on my newly acquired 1980 vintage Bridgeport. There is a sticker on the machine that says "Remove 5/16-24 set screw A from Vari-Drive and insert tube....." I don't find a screw...
View Articlelow speed clutch pin replacement
I have a Bridgeport J-head step pulley, and lately I have been unable to engage the low speed. I suspect that I may have managed to shear off the pin which engages the low speed function. I have no...
View Articleez-trak 3-axis help
Hi I have an older Bridgeport ez trak dx 2 three axis machine. The three axis never worked properly so I yanked the motor and the other attachments from the machine. 3 axis was style 1 not the face...
View ArticleMill renovating tools
Hello, I've have a 1964 series 1 J head mill. The quill power feed, and back gear don't work. Various parts are missing or Jerry-rigged. I've decided to tear it down and replace the broken / missing...
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My Index 645 Mill
This weekend my Dad and I moved my new to me Index 645 vertical mill. It has a B&S #9 spindle taper, two axis Mitutoyo DRO, factory power feeds, a complete set of collets, 0-3/8 keyless Albrecht...
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help identifying large chuck jaws??
Hey all, I used to be active on a couple of older machining sites, but now that I am getting back into setting up my new shop I need some help. While going through some boxes of tooling that came with...
View ArticleHardinge Superslant with Siemens drives
I have a Superslant GN6 with Siemens Simoreg servo and spindle drives. Getting a drive fault on power up. Does someone have the Manuals and schematics for these drives? The servo drive is 6RB...
View ArticleBridgeport interact 308 / TNC2500 keeps Tripping out
Hi all i have a interact 308 that was running a program, basically the z axis started moving up and "trip" whole machine switches off and the 20AMP trip in the panel was gone bit of digging and MEGA...
View ArticleHardinge HC tooling
A bit of help please, I have an ancient HC and a similar vintage catalogue of tooling. I see all sorts of tooling listed on eBay but the tooling part numbers are not in my tooling list. I have two...
View ArticleNeed Part for Hardinge DSM-59 Turret Lathe
Hi All- I'm in need of a part for the collet closing mechanism on the back of our DSM-59 headstock. This part is likely the same part used on all hardinge DSM/DVM/HLV-H style lathes, it certainly looks...
View ArticleProblem with step pulley j-head
This mill works fine in the high speed range, when I try to shift it into low range things are locked uptight. Does anyone have a thought? JCW
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Bridgeport series 2 special
Anyone know of a conversion kit for the power feed on a Bridgeport series 2 special? Thank you, Brian Attached Thumbnails
View ArticleI listed a Hardinge TL for sale over in the classifieds
I am hoping to find someone to take on this project. Given the state of things, a person familiar with these would have the best chance of putting this to use. Ad is here:...
View ArticleServo type 90 power feed
I picked one up for not much money and someone let the smoke out of one of the little rectifiers on the PC board. I can buy one and put it in but there is no number on it except for 9L. does anyone...
View ArticlePlacement of the Machine
I bought a J-head Bridgeport recently, and I got it inside the building where my shop is with the help of a fork truck. Now I need to put it in place inside the shop where a fork truck won't go. Can I...
View ArticleEz track question, what is cmos system options not set
I got a ez track that has in the screen cmos system options not set cmos display type mismatch, someone help.
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