Blu_Rock 1st March 2012, 08:26 AM Hi, on eBay there is a Bridgeport mill (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/220964877194?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649)with a starting price of $1,000. The mill is missing part of the mechanism for the quill feed (overload clutch mechanism?). I'm not that familiar with Bridgeports and maybe interested in buying the mill if it can still be used without the missing part and/or if the missing part can be easily sourced for a reasonable price. Any comments appreciated.
Stustoys 1st March 2012, 05:47 PM Hi Blu_Rock,
It looks like it quill pinion shaft is still there so you would be able to move the quill like a drill but no fine feed(manual or auto). If you wanted to do any boring you'd have to use the table Z.
There are a lot of parts missing from in there. I've got no idea what replacments are like to get.
Still the price is looking pretty good atm.
Stuart
Dave J 1st March 2012, 07:05 PM I think from memory he said in the listing it could be used as manual feed.
You could easy source the parts from the US for cheap.
Dave
SC_RUFCTR 1st March 2012, 08:15 PM That's a great looking mill. If I lived in Sydney I'd have a go at wining that. As posted earlier you could easily source the parts from the US.
Pete F 2nd March 2012, 10:20 AM I'm always wary of (top heavy) machines that have damage down one side or in one area. Just sayin'
Pete
PDW 2nd March 2012, 01:23 PM I'm always wary of (top heavy) machines that have damage down one side or in one area. Just sayin'
Pete
Might be OK otherwise. The power feed is notoriously easy to break if you think you can use it to drill big holes and that might be the reason it's gone missing. I'd expect the parts to be available from the USA without dramas. Even without the power feed, you can still do a lot with it. The only time I use the power feed on mine is for boring and I don't do it all that frequently.
PDW
Pete F 3rd March 2012, 12:41 AM Oh for sure, could be a great machine, I was just suggesting in general I'd be looking real closely for other damage in machines with damaged parts in case they've been dropped.
Pete
PDW 4th March 2012, 01:50 PM Oh for sure, could be a great machine, I was just suggesting in general I'd be looking real closely for other damage in machines with damaged parts in case they've been dropped.
Pete
Yep, certainly something to take into consideration before putting in a bid. With one of these mills though, unless the head actually hit something sticking up, the table would hit the floor and dig in well before the head managed to make contact. If the handles on the table look OK (haven't bothered looking at the pix) it's probably a broken auto-feed.
IME the best way to move one is to take the head off altogether (not hard to do) then lower the table as far as possible onto a block of hardwood and move the table as far in towards the column as you can. They're not really top-heavy in this configuration.
The 1J head is heavy but if you separate the motor from the head and the motor housing from the head, each piece can be comfortably handled by one person.
PDW
Blu_Rock 5th March 2012, 07:24 PM Thanks for all the comments. I think I'll abandon the potentially dodgey Bridgeport and upgrade sometime to something new like an X3 (http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/M153) or a HM46 (http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/M123). Nevertheless, a Bridgeport would be nice :U
Ueee 5th March 2012, 09:01 PM Thanks for all the comments. I think I'll abandon the potentially dodgey Bridgeport and upgrade sometime to something new like an X3 (http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/M153) or a HM46 (http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/M123). Nevertheless, a Bridgeport would be nice :U
Better to get a potentially dodgy machine than a definitely dodgy Chinese one.....
Ewan
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