Category: Misc

The last bit to be done on the Bridgeport before it can be put to use! In this video I remove, clean and reinstall the turret, ram and ram adapter. And FINALLY, we get the head and motor attached to the ram and turn it on for the first time as a complete mill in over 15 years!

So close to the finish line! I get the top end of the mill put back together and fire it up on the bench for the first time, in spite of an interesting new quirk I discovered about static phase converters.

Time to start putting things back together. The parts for the quill housing are all clean and ready to be assembled.

I mention H&W Machine Repair and Rebuilding quite a bit throughout this particular set of videos. I could not have had the confidence to take on this project if it wasn’t for the videos that Barry has provided to the rest of us here on YouTube. I cannot thank them enough.

Continuing the tear down of the head, by disassembling the quill housing and inspecting the spindle bearings.

Next evolution of the mill restoration is to disassemble the front and back gear assemblies of the variable speed head.

I have a new-to-me machine to add to the workshop! This one has me more excited than any of the others. I’ve had it on my bucket list and so happy and blessed to be able to have it.

I get the head off the Bridgeport, but in order to work on it effectively, I need to make a bracket to mount it to the side of my workbench.

I refurbish this Birdgeport milling vise. Part of that meant a new feed nut, which then required an arbor to hold the replacement.