Bought a Bridgeport

[Bernd]

Bernd my little Seig X2 mini mill has an R8 taper in the spindle.

Rick

My Grizzly has a Morse taper, #2 or #3 I think. So I'm SOL on that one.

Bernd

 

[Bernd]

Or get a machine that has an ER 32 in the spindle nose

Not a bad idea, but you don't have a hole through the whole works, right? :-\

Bernd

 

[Bernd]

If that BP is the heavy duty one, then consider getting a motor drive for the knee. That table is mucho heavy to crank up. OTOH it will support 1500 lbs. :

Maybe I'll attach the wife to it and have her crank it up. : :big: :big:

Will have to consider that once I get it home.

Bernd

 

[John S]

Not a bad idea, but you don't have a hole through the whole works, right? :-\

Bernd

Yes but the ER doesn't need a drawbar if the taper is in the spindle.
We use the ex drawbar hole to fit a driven ER11 collet chuck for high speed use.

 

[rake60]

My Grizzly has a Morse taper, #2 or #3 I think. So I'm SOL on that one.

Bernd

Never SOL!

It is most likely an MT3
Little Machine Shop has this to offer.
If you watch eBay you will find vendors selling import copy's for much less.

Rick

 

[Bernd]

Yes but the ER doesn't need a drawbar if the taper is in the spindle.
We use the ex drawbar hole to fit a driven ER11 collet chuck for high speed use.

Sorry John. I thought I was looking at a lathe spindle in that above pic of the mill head sitting on the bench. Now I see it's the mill your talking about. Right, don't need a through hole. A bit embarrassed here :-[

Bernd

 

[Bernd]

Never SOL!

It is most likely an MT3
Little Machine Shop has this to offer.
If you watch eBay you will find vendors selling import copy's for much less.

Rick

Now that's nice Rick. Thanks. Have to think about tooling up that Bridgy when I get it. Still haven't got my money yet to get her home. :'( :'(

Bernd