Enco Boring Head Help

[Calandrod]

Is there anyway to get this Enco 60639 boring head to fit in a Bridgeport mill? It seems to me to be far too big. I’d like to keep it if I can as I obviously need a boring head for my mill. It came with the small lathe and the Bridgeport I recently acquired.

 

[jbaccell]

You should be able to unscrew the shank. Is the shank solid? If so, you can turn it down and use it in a collet on the BP mill.

 

[matthewsx]

The shank should come off and replaced with and R8.

That's a big boy, I have a similar one.

John

 

[Calandrod]

Sweet! Thanks. I suppose I overlooked the obvious. I’ll have to give that a try this coming weekend and see if I can figure it out.

 

[Illinoyance]

The shank is screwed into the boring head. You will have to make one yourself because it does not match any standard shank. Do you have an instruction sheet? As I remember I uploaded a copy to this web site. If you don't find it, send me a PM with your e-mail address and I will e-mail you a copy. BTW the Enco-Gamet boring and facing head is extremely high quality. They were made in France.

 

[Calandrod]

The shank is screwed into the boring head. You will have to make one yourself because it does not match any standard shank. Do you have an instruction sheet? As I remember I uploaded a copy to this web site. If you don't find it, send me a PM with your e-mail address and I will e-mail you a copy. BTW the Enco-Gamet boring and facing head is extremely high quality. They were made in France.

Thank you! I don’t have an instruction sheet but I’ll poke around and see if I can find it.

 

[vocatexas]

If you can PM me, I probably have a shank for that. Just give me a measurement across the threads when you get it unscrewed and I'll see if one of mine matches.

Not to hi-jack the thread, but does anyone know where to get a shank on a 40 or 50 taper for one of these? I've got three and can't use any of them right now.

 

[Cadillac]

Yes the shank unscrews from the head. There is a retaining screw that on top by collar that gets screwed to the threads for locking.
Also that is a boring-facing head great tool.

 

[Calandrod]

So I unbolted the cap and am left with this. The threaded hole goes down about an inch or two. How should I proceed from here?

 

[Illinoyance]

Hold the shank in a vise. Put a bar through the cross hole in the boring head. Unscrew the head from the shank. The shank has a male thread that screws into the top of the head. I am not sure what to make of the last photo. Maybe a Morse or B & S taper in a cylindrical adapter sleeve.