Bridgeport Mill On Wood Floor

I was given a j head mill but it has been painted ford blue for some reason amazing it even runs with that color on it and i plan to take it back to the original color.

Bridgeport mill on wood floor. New bridgeport mill for sale series 1 specifications. I am about to start enough of the re assembly process that i really want to have it in place and as level as possible before i make it any heavier. A optional automatic lubrication system for a new bridgeport mill is also available. The bridgeport series 1 standard mill the original all purpose mill has been the real thing in milling drilling and boring for metalworking shops throughout the world.

Today the series i standard continues to fulfill the industry s need for an accurate reliable and versatile mill. Once upon a time in bridgeport connecticut there lived a man named rudolph bannow who conceived the now classic bridgeport mill. From there the manufacturing boom after wwii secured the company and by 1960 there was a bridgeport mill in nearly every machine shop and school. They became famous as the standard for manual milling machines and that fame continues to this.

The design was done in 1936 and the knee mills went on sale in 1938. Bridgeport mill vertical mill ing machine 42 table axis 3 4 hp 230v single phase. Mill is in working powers on spindle turns in forward and reverse. Just email the following information to receive the trade in value.

Serial number variable speed or step pulley hp table size picture grease or oil system and any. I have a series 1 bridgeport mill i have been working on for some time. As the story goes the design for the bridgeport mill was sketched on a paper bag and the first complete machine was sold in 1939 in syracuse new york. Order your customized rebuilt bridgeport mill today.

We specialize in bridgeport mill repair parts and all kinds of bridgeport owner service operator instruction maintenance manuals electrical and other diagrams and also technical support for bridgeport mills. Watch the video in the description. I know it has probably been asked but what is the original color on bridgeport j head mills from around 1965 and where can i get it. This ensures optimum machine geometry rigidity and accuracy.

For approximately 50 60 of a new bridgeport mill we also offer an opportunity to trade in your well used bridgeport mill with a purchase of a rebuilt bridgeport mill. Bridgeport mill vertical mill ing machine 42 table axis 3 4 hp 230v single phase up. The new bridgeport milling machine hand scraped ways all alignment ways and gibs are completely hand scraped to within tenths of a thousandth.