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Posted by Ignoramus20900 on June 5, 2007, 9:50 pm
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My Bridgeport mill is finally home. It is a Textron model with a
bigger knee. For some pictures, including closeups of flaking marks,
coolant pump, etc see
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/My-Bridgeport-Mill/
I did place it on casters today. I raised it with my chain hoist,
while sweating from fear that something will go wrong. All the while I
kept stacks of wood under the mill so that it would not have too far
to fall.
See pictures of the base how it was welded, and mill in casters here:
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/My-Bridgeport-Mill/Mobile-Bridgeport-Mill-Base-On-Casters/
The mill did fit the base (thanks to Richard Kinch's drawing) just
perfectly. I am very glad that I added 0.5" to the dimensions, because
it just barely fit. About 2mm less and it would not fit along the
longer dimension. Perhaps not all mill foundations are the same. (I
did not have the mill while making the base)
There are no signs of buckling of the base under the weight of the
mill. I can move this mill about the shop, alone, though it is not
easy. So, the base is going its indended job. I am going to raise the
mill a little by placing 2x4s under the corners, so that the casters
are relieved. I will remove the front bar with casters, but not the
rear bar (it is not a problem in the shop).
I still have to wire in the VFD, though a few days ago I did figure
out how to operate it, with a spare 1 HP motor. I also have to bolt
the mill to the base.
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Posted by John on June 5, 2007, 10:57 pm
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Ignoramus20900 wrote:
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> My Bridgeport mill is finally home. It is a Textron model with a
> bigger knee. For some pictures, including closeups of flaking marks,
> coolant pump, etc see
>
> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/My-Bridgeport-Mill/
That is an lube oil pump not a coolant pump. I would recommend taking
it off and cleaning it. There is a screen under the bottom of the pump
mechanism that gets clogged up. After cleaning the unit I would put some
lube oil cut with kerosene and pump the mix through the lube system to
clean out the system. Note any places were it is not oiling and replace
the metering units.
John
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Posted by Ignoramus20900 on June 5, 2007, 11:11 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Ignoramus20900 wrote:
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>> My Bridgeport mill is finally home. It is a Textron model with a
>> bigger knee. For some pictures, including closeups of flaking marks,
>> coolant pump, etc see
>>
>> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/My-Bridgeport-Mill/
>
>
> That is an lube oil pump not a coolant pump.
There is both a lube oil (way oil) pump, as well as a coolant pump.
The coolant pump can be seen here:
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/My-Bridgeport-Mill/My-Bridgeport-Mill-0014.jpg.html
> I would recommend taking it off and cleaning it. There is a screen
> under the bottom of the pump mechanism that gets clogged up. After
> cleaning the unit I would put some lube oil cut with kerosene and
> pump the mix through the lube system to clean out the system. Note
> any places were it is not oiling and replace the metering units.
I will check it out, perhaps I can find a manual for it. My first plan
is to wire in the VFD.
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Posted by john on June 6, 2007, 6:30 pm
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> There is both a lube oil (way oil) pump, as well as a coolant pump.
>
> The coolant pump can be seen here:
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>
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/My-Bridgeport-Mill/My-Bridgeport-Mill-0014.jpg.html
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>
Thats a coolant pump all right... It looks like an add on. There is a
standard coolant pump and coolant pan for the bridgeport. In fact I have
one lying outside in the back. If anything we use a mister on the
bridgeports or nothing. Full flow coolant on a bridgeport requires a
maid to clean up the mess. :)
John
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Posted by Ignoramus27187 on June 6, 2007, 6:49 pm
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>> There is both a lube oil (way oil) pump, as well as a coolant pump.
>>
>> The coolant pump can be seen here:
>>
>>
http://igor.chudov.com/projects/My-Bridgeport-Mill/My-Bridgeport-Mill-0014.jpg.html
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>
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> Thats a coolant pump all right... It looks like an add on. There is a
> standard coolant pump and coolant pan for the bridgeport. In fact I have
> one lying outside in the back. If anything we use a mister on the
> bridgeports or nothing. Full flow coolant on a bridgeport requires a
> maid to clean up the mess. :)
Yes, I am not yet sure what I will do wit this pump...
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> My Bridgeport mill is finally home. It is a Textron model with a
> bigger knee. For some pictures, including closeups of flaking marks,
> coolant pump, etc see
>
> http://igor.chudov.com/projects/My-Bridgeport-Mill/