2017 - The Original "What Did You Buy Today?" Mega Thread

[428Bird]

Congratulations... Looks like a worthy project.
Did you find it locally or have to go get it?
Bill W.

edit: I think I did not send my reply to the OP... sorry

Found it local, about 30 miles away. It was bought by the seller at an estate sale in Louisiana and drug over here but never hooked up. The table and saddle seem pretty tight and you can still see scrape marks on the knee and saddle ways. Moving it was an adventure.

Unfortunately it didn't come with any tooling or a vice, but the price was right. I picked it up for about a third of what other bridgeports go for in Houston.

Britt Bettell

Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

 

[Alan H.]

Britt, would love to see a photo of it when you get off Tapatalk and to a laptop or workstation. All I see on my laptop are those famous Tapatalk red X's!

 

[dlane]

X2^

 

[428Bird]

Done as requested - I just may uninstall tapatalk. I've read all the how-to threads and it never seems to work for me.

I started a new thread in the Bridgeport forum.

http://hobby-machinist.com/threads/new-to-me-1977-bridgeport-true-trace.59913/

Britt Bettell

 

[cvairwerks]

Bought this two weeks ago and finally got it unloaded yesterday. Niagara 142, originally line shaft powered, but since converted to standalone power.

 

[Alittlerusty]

16"x6' southbend followed me home today

 

[ACHiPo]

View attachment 236092 16"x6' southbend followed me home today

AND it's on WHEELS!!!

 

[hman]

Well ... how else could it have followed him home?

 

[jsh]

On line only auction.
The had a Milwaukee NIB porta band listed and I had been looking for one. One thing led to another. A lot of junk but just enough to make me keep looking for machinist tools and tooling. Finally in the last couple of lockers I found a stash in a tin can with oily rags. Starret, brown and sharp,McGrath several 1" micrometers, a couple of vernier calipers and a couple of 2" micrometers. Got both lockers full of stuff for $20.
Also got the portaband and the table for less than what the port band cost+ 9 blades. Also got a couple of real nice palmgren vices and another vice for $25
Jeff

 

[dlane]

Pic's