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Series I Vari speed Gloat
My bigger BP [9X42] has some serious X-Y wear limting table travel. Came home today with a 84 9X42 vari speed with one shot oiling. The Sony millman DRO has a bad scale so I'll pull the DRO off the old...
View ArticleMessing with the idea of buying a refurbished mill. Advice?
Down here where I am at the pickings for Bridgeports are slim and the ones that do come up for sale equate to used El Camino quality for new Ferrari prices. Having gone to look at some real dogs the...
View ArticleBench Top Mill
Hey guys, I currently have a J head bridgeport and it is awesome! However I live in upstate ny and I'm sick of working in my cold shop. Also tired of my machine being cold too. I use a small propane...
View ArticleBridgeport back gear probloem.
Hi, I've been lurking around the forum for some time now, can I just say what a vast wealth of knologe on hear. Ok so I've just rebuilt the vari speed on my British built Bridgeport. I fitted new...
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1Ph 220 to 3ph 220/440 wiring assistance needed
Hey all! Have wound up on this forum many times over the years, and it's always been rather helpful. Finally got to the point where searching did not yield an answer I needed, so here I am as a member...
View ArticleBridgeport Right Angle Adapter
Hi folks. Can someone explain how the Bridgeport right angle adapters work? Are they used for supporting an arbor or can you run cutters off them directly? Do they take collets? What type? I haven't...
View ArticleEZ TRAK - Z axis DRO readout really inaccurate
1996 EZ TRAK DX, 2 axis: Just got the machine in place and wired up and was checking everything out. It's been idle about 8 months since I purchased it. Here's one issue: When moving the quill and...
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Bridgeport Head Serial Number Question
Hi all. I know this has come up before, but I was curious is any of you out there have a Bridgeport mill, series 1 or 2J and the head serial number ends with a space and a 3 (see photo). Do any of you...
View ArticleDimensions of Hardinge threaded spindle noses?
I'm needing to buy a chuck or backplate for a Hardinge split bed lathe with a threaded spindle nose. Figured that should be easy. Not. I find there's at least two, C-24D and C-27D. Any others? So I...
View ArticleBoring out an old split bed spindle?
Seems nobody wants this old split bed Hardinge lathe I have... well, someone might if it was free... or if it was a dovetail bed... or a HLV-H... it cost me some coin plus going and getting it. I have...
View Articlebridgport head lubrication/assembly
recently bought a Bridgeport step pulley j head to retro fit onto my m head mill. I tore the whole thing apart and it seems to be a very nice piece. what I was wondering is what kind of lube can I put...
View ArticleClone Quill Nose Piece thread direction.
I'm in the process of getting down to the details and painting on my refurbishing of my Clone Mill Does anyone know if an older Busy Bee Bridgeport Clone has a LH or a RH threaded nose piece? It's not...
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Bridgeport Series 1 mill, nose piece inside spindle....
Hi, sorry, english is not my motherlanguage and I am missing some special words to describe..... A friend owns a Bridgeport mill. The little nose piece inside of the spindle, which prevent that the...
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New Hardinge ESM
I recently purchased a Hardinge ESM and am hoping some of the knowledgable members can shed some light on a few questions. It had been converted to a 110v dc motor, and came with 6 station turret,...
View ArticleWhat Mobil Oil for BP Spindle ?
I would like to order Mobil brand spindle oil, from Enco, for my 2hp vari speed BP. I've seen five recommended on various threads. Which ****ing one is it ? Mobil Velocite #6 Enco - Guaranteed Lowest...
View Articlehead rebuild problems series 2
I ordered a upper head rebuild kit for my series 2 from hw machine repair last week, I went to install the kit on Saturday and I found the replacement bushings to be to small. The original bushings are...
View ArticleNeed advice on powering new (to me) Bridgeport EZ Trak
I posted here a couple of times when I was playing with the idea of buying a refurbished mill but as luck would have it a deal on a 97/98 EZ TRAK (2-axis) fell into my lap and I pulled the trigger and...
View ArticleHELP Bridgeport series 1 quill stuck
So I was milling this am, and needed to drill several holes in a work piece. After several of the holes had been drilled, I changed bits and brought the quill down to touch and rezero my quill...
View ArticleRomni model 13-5 value?
I have been searching for a lathe a while now and came across a Romni model 13-5. It comes with: 5 hp motor 1.590 thru hole coolant pump work light 3 jaw chuck, live center, drill chuck, alosris type...
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