Thread: Bridgeport - I resisted temptation. I think.

Hmm I wonder if you can tell much just be looking at ways?
The last picture I like as it looks like there has been wear since the flaking was done.
The 6th picture looks like the flaking might have been done on worn ways to pretty things up.(though maybe not. maybe it just has just a little wear?)
How does one know?

Stuart

You do realize its not the same machine dont you.

Originally Posted by pipeclay

You do realize its not the same machine dont you.

Yes

Why did you make that comment then,or was it to try and see who noticed they were different.

Which comment would that be?

Machine A "looks like there has been wear since the flaking was done."

Machine B "looks like the flaking might have been done on worn ways to pretty things up."

I recall now that it even has a name, Flaking rebuild or something like that.
I guess you just need to be sure the gibs a tight and feel how it moves at the extremes of travel.

Stuart

Sorry the way I read it I thought you were making post and present comments on the flaking as being the same machine.

Sometimes my abuse of the English language gets in the way of me getting my point across

Stuart

Originally Posted by Stustoys

I recall now that it even has a name, Flaking rebuild or something like that.

I think it was Forrest or maybe Rich King that coined the phrase "Biax Rebuild"

Machine B "looks like the flaking might have been done on worn ways to pretty things up."

Your Honor, I'd like to present Machine C as evidence. The very last picture in Bob's post. That's a different machine again.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...hink-mf13m.jpg

There's something very after factory gone on there.

Phil.

Phil
Would that be the addition of 2 grease/oilers on the left hand side above the dovetails

JohnQ

G'day John.

I hadn't noticed those until you mentioned it. I'd be thinking they are an addition. I was mostly noticing the flaking / mottling pattern on the knee ways.

Those nipples are just screaming "Pump me full of grease"

Regards Phil.

Those nipples are just screaming "Pump me full of grease"
That's getting me all excited,
Regards,
Martin

Originally Posted by jhovel

I'm protty sure (from what I've read in forums) that you could get a spindle with another taper to suit your tooling Bob.
Joe

I doubt it. You certainly won't get ISO 40 because the spindle is too small. ISO 30, maybe. IMO if you buy it, you go with the taper it has. R8 is pretty light duty but so is a B/port really, their strength lies in their versatility not their ability to remove lots of metal fast.

That 1J head isn't a bad milling head, same as mine except mine was made by Adcock & Shipley. Never had any trouble with the pancake motor on mine.

I think it's overpriced for its condition, FWIW. With the amount of wear in the ways it's scrap as far as a precision machine tool goes. Capable of being restored, sure, at a cost in hours. Comes back to the question of whether you're buying a machine to restore or a machine to put to work and what dollar value do you assign to your time?

PDW

Well Boys,

I've decided I won't be pining over the Singaporean while I'm visiting the Tool Capital next week. If any local enthusiast wants to try his hand at machine refurbishment, the Bridgeport resides at Abe Schneider's in Dianella.

http://www.schneidermechanical.com.au/

I'll stick with working small.

BT