80's Series 1 Bridgeport Table Dovetail and head question
Hey guys, I bought a 80's Series 1 J head Bridgeport Textron that appears to be mint. The table surface, knee (chrome), column, and saddle (chrome) have all the scrape marks. It doesn't seem to have...
View ArticleBridgeport 2J quill lock adjustment and handle thread specs
Hello, I bought a used mill and looks like the handle to the quill lock fell out during transport. Would someone please measure theirs for me and tell me the dimensions and threads? Also, I have a...
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Bridgeport Gear Style Power X-Feed Handle
I have a 1942 M-Head with a broken X-Feed Handle. It's the old gearbox style power feed. Here is an image of the broken handle The green arrow points the the plunger I need to remove from the broken...
View ArticleHardinge cataract bench lathe questions
I have a couple of questions I would like to ask some of you knowledgeable professionals about. I am wanting to find out the age of my lathe and if it was modified to use the quick close lever for...
View ArticleAdapting Clausing Kondia FV-1 head to Bridgeport mill ram
Hi, I recently had a job to do which required a Bridgeport type mill to do. I found two machines - one just a pile of parts, the other had taken a suicidal leap offf the back of a truck. Between them...
View ArticleBridgeport or???
I recently bought a Bridgeport series 1 2J2 mill, the previous owner said he had changed the spindle bearings and the quill was a little snug. The quill was quite snug, and the fine feed handwheel was...
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WTS HLV-H Taper Attach
I have a new ( never used), still in the box Taper for sale. It came with the lathe, but I'll never use it. Asking 1500 usd. Hardinge sells them for 2508$. Attached Thumbnails
View Article"Heavy Tool" setting - Bridgeport VMC1000
Hello all, I have an old Bridgeport VMC1000 in my workplace and am wondering if/how I can define a tool as "heavy" or "large" and slow down the speed of the ATC arm during the tool change? Thank you...
View Article3 Phase Hardinge DV-59 (1974 Build Date) - problem with Faster / Slower button
Hello, I recently bought a 3-Phase Hardinge DV-59 (1974 Build Date), and now have it set up to run on a rotary phase converter, which is powered off of a single phase 220V socket. When I purchased the...
View ArticleSeries 1 2J Head Grief
Well, I've done it now it seems. I noticed today that I had a rattle in the head. It was only in the high range. It must have just developed over night as it's pretty noticeable. It was kind of audible...
View ArticleMT3 Hardinge HLV-H Tailstock
I have a Taiwanese HLV-H clone, that I've been quite happy with, but it is about the only tool in our shop with a MT2. My other lathes have a MT3. I would like to use my MT3 tooling on the HLV-H clone,...
View ArticleBridgeport dx ez trak start up problem
Hello all : I have a bridgeport dx ez trak that when you power up it goes threw the bmdc count down but instead of stopping at 12 it keeps going to 1 then shows on the screen RUN - TIME ERROR M6104....
View ArticleDSM Spindle Bearings
I got an old DSM59 and the spindle bearings are shot. I think the last guy put the bearings in backwards. When I took them out, they were in >=< configuration (because they said "thrust here"...
View ArticleVery Noisy Vari Head
Can anyone please advise about this noisy head problem and what I need to check \ replace to quieten the head?https://youtu.be/H1--ze4AQeQ
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Brand new mill owner with a few questions.
It's a 3HP Sharp HMV, not a Bridgeport, but a close enough clone that I figured I could post in this forum. I picked it up from a machine shop that bought it brand new in '93 and used it daily since...
View ArticleBridgeport Series 1 Ez-Trak 2M 3-axis CNC 3rd axis operation
Hi, Im new here, but been lurking for a while :-) Ive been the owner of a 93 Series 1 manual Bridgeport for many years, and have often thought about converting it to CNC, but the cost and hassle has...
View ArticleDo not turn unless motor is running and head tilt issues
I tilted my Bridgeport 2J head to transport it home. I knew at the time there is a worm drive and also have read about a lot of them being broken.... Since the previous owner knew very little about the...
View ArticleBridgeport-Romi manual lathes. Good to go?
Been in the market for a lathe for a while now and one near me. However I don't have any experience with Romi lathes. It's my understanding that BP just rebanded a Romi lathe as their own. Are parts...
View ArticleConcerned about Bridgeport model
I was recently travelling up east among machine tool dealers, and one of the dealers told me that any Bridgeport mill which has a serial number starting with HDNG was made outside of the US, and would...
View ArticleVariable Speed DC Motor or 3Ph. AC motor
I recently picked up a BP Mill, built in 1957 I believe - Serial number starts with BR33. The motor is shot or so I believe. It is a MF pancake like motor. I tried to run it with a static phase...
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