bridgeport mill

Below is a photo of a BOSS CNC head. I have jammed the quill and am unable to free it. I have tried reasonable force with no luck and am faced with disassembly. I have owned the mill for 6 years, it came with the top half of the head missing, I was able to find the parts and after several passes...

Alright, wow, its been 2 whole years since i bought this thing. I wanted to put this thing back together a long time ago, but i got lazy and had other things i ended up doing. In fact, I nearly cleaned and painted everything very early after my purchase. Had removed grease, gunk, chips etc. But...

At a recent auction I picked up a Dake #1 Arbor Press as an upgrade to my Dake #0 that only saw occasional use, but at least once I wished I had more capacity. The price was right, after fees/taxes it came out to $100 - but this thing has definitely seen its decades of use in production. I...

Hey all, I am refurbishing a Bridgeport mill, and I want to convert the older-style oil zerks to a newer one-shot oiler. So I bought an oiler that looks like this one from Ebay: And specifically has the connectors which are supposed to screw into the Bridgeport that looks like this (I...

Hi guys new to the forum and this is my first post so bear with me. TLDR: Help with speed and feeds of a 4 insert cutter on a bridgeport milling machine on low alloy steel Looking for some advice with speeds and feeds and general help with using a bridgeport milling manchine. Advice such as...

Hey from South Carolina. I've just squired this mill and really don't know what I have. I'll post up some pics and thanks for having me here!

Has anyone thought about using these eagle eye lights on a gooseneck stand for their mill? I think you maybe be able to thread the light right into the neck. Looks like it might work nicely.

Hello everyone, I am developing a new attachment for Bridgeport mills. I am in the early days, and have a handful of prototypes, and would like to request some feedback on my new tool. I am not asking for funds, donations, etc, but will give you the tool, in exchange for some feedback. Send me...

Question about how far down I can lower the knee. I'm using a chuck on my rotary table and a boring head. I have barely enough room left to get tooling in. Had to use a short 3" boring bar. I can see another 2 inches of shiny ways below where the knee is stopped by the limit switch. Is there...