Power Drawbar for the Bridgeport Mill – Making the Actuator and Test Run

Next part of the power drawbar is the actuator that attaches to the handle pivot from the previous video. This part presses on the butterfly valve of the air tool to engage the drive socket.

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Power Drawbar for the Bridgeport Mill – Making the Handle Pivot

Next part of the power drawbar is the handle pivot (made up name) that fits over the glide shaft (another made up name). This is all work done on the lathe in one setup.

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Power Drawbar for the Bridgeport Mill – Making the Tool Shelf

Next part of the power drawbar is the tool shelf (my name for this part). This requires a few holes to be bored in some relatively precise locations.

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K&T Universal Milling Head – Disassembly

Now that the K&T is up and running, time to move on to the universal milling head. This is not just a vertical head, but the head rotates on two axis as well. This is especially useful for milling at an angle, and with the right accessories, cutting helical gears.

BUT, this thing has problems. Not only is there some obvious signs of wear, but several special bearings will need to be replaced costing hundreds of dollars.

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Power Drawbar for the Bridgeport Mill – Making the Gliding Shaft

Continuing work on the power drawbar for the Bridgeport. In this episode, I machine the gliding shaft to which the tool shelf and air tool are attached.

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Power Drawbar for the Bridgeport Mill – Making the Guide Shafts and Bushings

Continuing work on the power drawbar for the Bridgeport. In this episode, I machine the vertical shafts the air tool will ride on as well as a couple of brass bushings.

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Power Drawbar for the Bridgeport Mill – Making the Base Plate

I am not quite vertically challenged, but it is a bit of a reach for me to tighten and loosen the drawbar on the Bridgeport mill when I need to change tools. I could have bought a premade power drawbar, but that’s not why I got into this hobby. This is the first part in a series of videos of how I made a power drawbar for my mill.

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Restoring the Kearney & Trecker Overarm Supports – AND MAKE SOME CHIPS!

In this video, I do a partial restoration on the over arm supports and make some CHIPS!

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