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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9gOWHQdrDs How to square the Bridgeport head with the table] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9gOWHQdrDs How to square the Bridgeport head with the table] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGmaIllVA9c&list=PL6HIFled82YU8mZcgLBm4d6hLRWV2emnx (Playlist) Videos on the mill by Tubalcain/mrpete222] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGmaIllVA9c&list=PL6HIFled82YU8mZcgLBm4d6hLRWV2emnx (Playlist) Videos on the mill by Tubalcain/mrpete222] | ||
=General Tips and Safety= | =General Tips and Safety= | ||
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*DO NOT USED COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN | *DO NOT USED COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN | ||
*DO NOT USE WATER AS A COOLANT. Water will rust the precision metal surfaces, making them not precision anymore. Use a rust-preventing additive like Kool Mist. | *DO NOT USE WATER AS A COOLANT. Water will rust the precision metal surfaces, making them not precision anymore. Use a rust-preventing additive like Kool Mist. | ||
=About our machine= | =About our machine= | ||
*Speed settings are half of what they say | *Speed settings are half of what they say | ||
*The collet pin in the spindle is gone | *The collet pin in the spindle is gone | ||
=Helpful Videos= | =Helpful Videos= | ||
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zXfydde_nE&list=PLNp7TZf13Bq5hvW6QvkIRSvyH4JZPQzh6 (Playlist) Project videos using the mill/lathe by This Old Tony] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zXfydde_nE&list=PLNp7TZf13Bq5hvW6QvkIRSvyH4JZPQzh6 (Playlist) Project videos using the mill/lathe by This Old Tony] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5gjkYvMg8A&t=0s&list=PLF06SHGgSg4Fk5-yeh8DN3g6ZgaM0tbk7&index=5 (Playlist) Working with a Milling Machine - 4 parts] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5gjkYvMg8A&t=0s&list=PLF06SHGgSg4Fk5-yeh8DN3g6ZgaM0tbk7&index=5 (Playlist) Working with a Milling Machine - 4 parts] | ||
=Tooling= | |||
*Shars 45 degree 2" x 3/4" Face mill | |||
**Screws - Torx Flathead M5-12mm for inserts | |||
**Inserts - SEKT 1204 AFTN - FM33 | |||
=Maintenance= | =Maintenance= | ||
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*[http://www.icai-online.com/step-pulley-top-housing/ ICAI - Upper Housing of J-head] | *[http://www.icai-online.com/step-pulley-top-housing/ ICAI - Upper Housing of J-head] | ||
*[http://www.icai-online.com/Step-Pulley-Top-Housing-Assembly-View/ ICAI - Upper Housing of J-head - Assembly View] | *[http://www.icai-online.com/Step-Pulley-Top-Housing-Assembly-View/ ICAI - Upper Housing of J-head - Assembly View] | ||
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Revision as of 16:12, 23 March 2019
Guides and Manuals
- Bridgeport Mill Parts (A)
- Bridgeport Mill Parts (B)
- How to square the Bridgeport head with the table
- (Playlist) Videos on the mill by Tubalcain/mrpete222
General Tips and Safety
- Wear safety glasses! Chips that come off are hot, and if your whole part comes off it will not be pretty.
- If you need a sharp endmill, you should have your own set. Our tools are shared use and are not always the sharpest.
- Clean and oil the machine's ways and surfaces when you are done
- DO NOT USED COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN
- DO NOT USE WATER AS A COOLANT. Water will rust the precision metal surfaces, making them not precision anymore. Use a rust-preventing additive like Kool Mist.
About our machine
- Speed settings are half of what they say
- The collet pin in the spindle is gone
Helpful Videos
- Making Tee Nuts on the Bridgeport
- (Playlist) Project videos using the mill/lathe by This Old Tony
- (Playlist) Working with a Milling Machine - 4 parts
Tooling
- Shars 45 degree 2" x 3/4" Face mill
- Screws - Torx Flathead M5-12mm for inserts
- Inserts - SEKT 1204 AFTN - FM33
Maintenance
- Bridgeport Lower Head Adjustments
- How to change timing belt
- Replacing a Bridgeport mill collet alignment pin
- Bridgeport refrubishment project - teardown of the brake and clutch unit, the vee belt unit, and the back gear transmission unit
- Removing a Spindle on a Bridgeport Head
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