I have no idea what I am doing. 😂😂😂
Well, well, well. What do we have here?
The Series 1 Bridgeport I bought over a year ago is almost completely rebuilt.
The Series 1 Bridgeport I bought over a year ago is almost completely rebuilt. I’ve been making videos along the way. The latest is up on YouTube where I reassemble the top end gears, belts, lions and tigers, oh my!
Gross!
This little bugger was what was keeping the saddle power feed from working.
This little bugger was what was keeping the saddle power feed from working. It’s a detent plunger that sits under the shaft for the power feed. It was rusted in place. A little penetrating oil (a lot) and some heat (not so much) and an internal pipe extractor and it’s out! The handle moves freely and the power feed is operational! Woohoo!
It’s Alive! The K&T 2 HL had 3 phase power now and starts right up!
I was examining some of the parts of the Bridgeport mill.
I was examining some of the parts of the Bridgeport mill that I have already removed when I noticed this. 😭🤑
New to me machine moving day!
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I haven’t quite decided if this is where these machines will live permanently.
I haven’t quite decided if this is where these machines will live permanently. But here is where they will be for a while.
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