Search results

In this series of photos, I’m rebuilding the screw on my Bridgeport vise. It seemed to be an odd thread, somewhere between 6 and 7 threads per inch. Since I was also going to be remaking the bronze nut, it didn’t matter. I settled on 6. In the first photo,you can see the old vise screw. In the...

Where do you live, if I may ask? Grand Rapids Community College is putting an addition on their Tech Center. They have numerous J head slightly used Bridgeport’s which might come up for sale. However, a high school machine shop would be a better bet. An M head weighs about 1500 pounds, a J a...

That’s nuts. Maybe if everything has been scraped true. The table has been flaked, it has a one lube system installed. Digital read out, been repainted and aluminum polished. Way too much. Look for a community college tech school that might be upgrading. Then $4000 might be a good buy.

What I will probably do is “clean up” everything that’s just crammed in that box. The previous owner put an addition on and just used piggy back breakers instead of upgrading. I have put a dedicatEd box in the garage, but I’ve used really heavy wire to feed it. Overkill actually, but I had all...

Thank you, when I first started posting, I didn’t know if anyone would be interested. If you do buy one, look it over closely. As I mentioned, all I heard was Bridgeport. Home Shop Machinist is doing a series which just started this month on an M head rebuild. This should be pretty informative...

Ron, keep your eyes peeled. Knowledge is power.

Thanks, when you put pictures on Facebook nobody knows what you’re making or describing. This web site is different.

As I’m new to this type of format, and not terribly computer literate. I’m sorry I didn’t reply sooner. Thank you for your thoughts. Regards

Have you ever tried to bend number 2 cable? It’s like trying to break an arm. I‘ve got the spot for a 60 amp double pole, but all of that romex has to move. Ive got a project in mind so ive got to get that mill up and running.

This is my problem, I have a breaker box in the garage. I just have to run power to it. I have a 100 amp service. It’s a “rats nest” and should be upgraded to 150 or 200. I can do it myself, however I don’t know if I can take the heat for interruption of power, internet, etc. aA mask will not...

It’s always interesting trying to sort a problem with something you’ve just bought. Hope you can take it apart, use dye chem to find the offending part. Regards

Ron, it’s a Themac 40. I bought for $375 at the North American Model Exposition In Wyandott, MI. They didn’t hold it this year. If you’ve never attended, its worth going. You’ll be stunned at what these guys make, amazing. You see them on ebay occasionally. I bought the diamond dresser separate...

Shop shoe, I like the Keith Rucker videos. I’d kill for the space and shop he’s got. This guy can’t be married. The carriage you’re talking about had wheels but when you got it where you wanted it, you adjusted 4 screws one on each corner. This lifted the machine off the floor, leveling the...

I‘ve been working on this M head mill for a long time. There has been no urgency to finish, but there it sits reminding me I’ve got to get it done. I‘ve had been thinking of building a tubing carriage to be able to move the mill, but then how often do you need to move your mill? In the first...

This is a picture of all the parts for the 5C collet closer. The small round piece in the center with the small brass handle holds the collet and allows you to thread the part stop into the collet. This stop is for repetitive parts. Don’t know if I’ll ever use it. But there it is. The next...

In this project, once you put the collet body on the spindle, you need a way to remove it. This is part of the project, I wasn’t looking forward to making. It didn’t have any technical problems I had to solve. Just basically straight forward turning. But why not do the best job, I possibly can...

Thanks, its been quite a project. It is finished at this point. Ive got a few more posts detailing the construction.

In this group of photos, I’m showing you some not all of the parts to the 5C closer I built. The handwheel has been shaped. The drawbar is there, along with a collet stop for repetitive manufacture of duplicate parts. There is also a tool to hold the collet by sliding it on the collet , aligning...