Installation of Bridgeport "M" Head on Other Milling Machines

[Shiseiji]

4 bolts hold the head to the ram. The back is flat IIRC.

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[azscooby]

What is the diameter of the ram?

 

[Shiseiji]

The ram on my Clausing is 3"

 

[hwelecrepair]

Here is my M head SN 11271 on my W. B. Knight #2 sn K283. I did a full rebuild of her, took about a year.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

I haven't found anybody else who has done this yet, but here it is. Benchmaster mill with a Bridgeport M Head...

First photo is the way I eventually ended up setting up my "riser columns." (I needed more space for the knee and vise.)

2017-07-05 13.18.50

• Timpmandan
• Jul 6, 2017

The second photo is the way it looked before repositioning the riser columns.

2017-07-02 19.03.22

• Timpmandan
• Jul 6, 2017

I really like what you did with your head and a benchmaster mill. Makes a nice basement sized milling machine which is what I need

Unfortunately those are uncommon mills in Canada, and I haven't gotten a base mill to put my M head on. But I have a few leads on bigger mills.