Converting a bandit Bridgeport bck to manual.
I would like to return this machine back to manual.If you have any of the parts required or a list of the parts required please contact me. I also would sell the control, it was working when I got the...
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Intro and speaking info on Boss 5 mill .
I work as an Experimental Machinist for a Company that makes their own product. I am now getting ready to start a little side business and picked up two machines last week. One is a Boss 5 Bridgeport...
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Is this a Bridgeport J head
I just bought this Mill at an auction but don't know anything about it except an employee said it was a 1984 and the company that had it never plugged it in during the 5 years he worked there. Attached...
View ArticleThose dang Bijur metering units again!!!!
Ive had this 1984 2J Bridgeport Series I mill sitting in the wings just waiting to get restored fro over 10 years. Ive started on it a few times only to have a few dozen other more pressing projects...
View ArticleHeidenhain TNC145
Hello, I have a personal bridgeport with a Heidenhain TNC145 controller. I have 2 issues....currently. Issue #1 is that the monitor has black specks on the inside of the glass. This makes it very hard...
View ArticleHardinge HLV-H tracer instructions
Hello, Does anyone have the set up instructions for this tracer attachment that they could share? I struck out with Hardinge and our distributor. They were both clueless as to what I was referring to,...
View ArticleBijur oiler question
I have the table off my`66 Bridgeport.When I pump the handle on the Bijur,the travel becomes shorter on each stroke,until the handle is resting on the bottom stop,and doesn`t come back up for a long...
View ArticleEZ TRAK circle program question
I finally have a reason to use this program but I am not sure about one variable. It asks for the P, approach which by the illustration in the operations manual looks like the radius of the tool I am...
View ArticleA better quill lock
Pending any unexpected events I plan to have my (hobby) EZ-Trak running in the next week and am looking for a couple quick projects to make some chips. I'm also teaching a couple of the lab techs at...
View ArticleRecommended leveling pads for BP Series One
:)Happy New Year to all. Looking to install leveling pads on my Series 1 Bridgeport. What brand and weight capacity of pads are recommended for this machine.
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Metric gearbox on Hardinge HLV-H
I had a problem with the gearbox on my metric HLV-H; when cutting English thread with a banjo and change wheels it periodically tried to jump out of the "out" position with the result that there were...
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HLV-H Handwheel tail-stock modification
I've complained many times that moving the tail-stock on my Hardinge HLV-H causes pain in my right shoulder (one too many bike accidents!). This is a simple hand-wheel gearbox I've knocked up over...
View ArticleBridgeport Knee Counter Bored holes?
Anyone know what the two counterbored threaded holes are near the top left side of the knee are for, 1984 Series I? Pictured here: Bridgeport Series I 2J2 Mill photo - dennygraham photos at pbase.com...
View ArticleEZ Trak DRO
I finally got my EZ Trak (1993) running. The quill DRO scale is likely toast (more on that later), but I was surprised to see no DRO scales on the X and Y. Are the X and Y stepper motor encoders how...
View ArticleThe Mighty Educated Nut
I've done a bit of searching, but to no avail. Could anyone shine some light on the etymology, or the origin of the term, "Educated Nut." To be clear, I'm referring to the nut on the quick adjust nut...
View ArticleYear / Date please Hardinge HLV-H / KL1
Hi folks ... Still searching for a Hardinge HLV-H and may have found one ... Irrespective of it's use I'd like to know it's build year. I have the dates for all the English ones but I guess this is US...
View ArticleAdd a Metric QC box to the HLV-H seperate from the origional
For us lowly HLV and HLV-H owners that do not have the later HLV-H-EM lathes, I was thinking about metric gearing again. I have come to find, that the change gears on the HLV-H lathe do not compound...
View Articlehct
I just purchased a Harding, HCT (1) Hardinge, model HCT-CFR turret lathe, 12" bed length with som... - Orbitbid.com® They used it for one job and it wasn't used very much. I would like to use it for...
View ArticleBridgeport clone quill feed stuck
I am a highschool metal work instructor, we have just managed to scrape some money together to replace the old combination horiz/vertical mill with a new First LC 1-1/2 42" x 9" vertical mill...
View ArticlePrograming in MDI on EZ Trak DX controller
My buddy has an immaculate EX Trak mill with a DX controller. He is an old school manual lathe machinist. He doesn't know much about the machine. I went over to play, hopefully show him how to operate...
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