Hi, I'm new to the group. I am venturing over from the rec.ww and owwm. I recently got a Bridgeport knee mill at auction. It has a round ram and short table and I have no clue what type of head it has on it.
I am very comfortable restoring woodworking machinery and I own a 9" southbend. However, I am unfamiliar with Bridgeport's. Would you mine helping me out with the following pics and q's?
To unload it I took apart the motor from the head, the head from the ram, and the ram from the turret.
Here is a pic of the head without motor:
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Here is another pic of the head highlighting a small nub of broken casting. What was this piece?:
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I know it's probably unanswerable just from a pic, but what type of collet or taper would this head have?:
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Here is a pic of the motor assembly. The motor is positioned directly above the spindle assembly. Of the pics I have seen on the web, I have never seen a Bridgeport with this type of configuration:
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Here is a close up shot of the motor nameplate:
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Finally, here is a pic of the ram. The rear of the ram seemed to be able to accomodate mounting something else. What went or goes on here?
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I do not see "Bridgeport" anywhere on the head. Is this a Bridgeport head at all? If yes, what model. If no, what type of head is it?
Thanks for taking the time to look at this.
Aloha, Russell