Bridgeport round ram cleaned dirt off

[thieltech]

some guys aked to see the build , ill try to post pics start to finish in the next couple days.
cleaned dirt off in 2011 or so .
it came from a scrap yard originally .

 

[ADSR]

lol yeah, just a little wash jobby.

 

[thieltech]

lol yeah, just a little wash jobby.

lol well maybe a little polishing to

 

[Kracin]

looks beautiful. that is one bright blue though!

 

[thieltech]

i might add it doesnt look so good anymore . i use it pretty much everyday for the last 3 yrs . pretty heavy paint damage and piled full of chips

 

[ndnchf]

A simple Saturday afternoon project - right? ;-). But seriously, these machines were made to be used. Glad to hear yours is earning it's keep.

 

[thieltech]

A simple Saturday afternoon project - right? ;-). But seriously, these machines were made to be used. Glad to hear yours is earning it's keep.

no doubt for sure , the pile of chips behind it after one day

 

[FunkyfullWidth]

i might add it doesnt look so good anymore . i use it pretty much everyday for the last 3 yrs . pretty heavy paint damage and piled full of chips

Can we see an after 3 years of use pic? What kind of paint did you use?

 

[Techie1961]

Beautiful looking machine. You did an awesome job on the rebuild.

 

[thieltech]

thanks much

ill take some fresh pics of it today.

 

[rsanter]

i might add it doesnt look so good anymore . i use it pretty much everyday for the last 3 yrs . pretty heavy paint damage and piled full of chips

Good. That means you are making use of it and that you did not waste your time and money buying it, fixing it up and then letting it sit

Bob

 

[Kevin54]

Very nice job on it for sure. And I like the blue. I'm tired of gray's or greens.

I missed out on a very nice round ram BP a couple of years ago. The paint was terrible, but it must have had very low hours on it or it was rebuilt, because it was one of the quietest and tightest older used mills I have seen, especially a round ram. The guy wanted $1300, and I could have got it for $1000, but he sold it by the time I called him back. I didn't need it, but was going to buy it , paint it, and flip it.A good paint job would have easily brought $2000+ out of it.

Your's looks great. How tall is the riser on it? And do you find any problem keeping it in tram being that it is a round ram? I've heard that they can go out of tram quite easily. I've never had the opportunity to run one. I've always ran dovetailed ram mills.

 

[Farmall450]

Beautifully restored. I'd love to get my hands on one like that.

 

[thieltech]

Very nice job on it for sure. And I like the blue. I'm tired of gray's or greens.

I missed out on a very nice round ram BP a couple of years ago. The paint was terrible, but it must have had very low hours on it or it was rebuilt, because it was one of the quietest and tightest older used mills I have seen, especially a round ram. The guy wanted $1300, and I could have got it for $1000, but he sold it by the time I called him back. I didn't need it, but was going to buy it , paint it, and flip it.A good paint job would have easily brought $2000+ out of it.

Your's looks great. How tall is the riser on it? And do you find any problem keeping it in tram being that it is a round ram? I've heard that they can go out of tram quite easily. I've never had the opportunity to run one. I've always ran dovetailed ram mills.

12" riser

tram isnt to bad once u learn how much it moves when u crank bolts tight.\

ive never knocked it out of tram .
it would bust end mill before that happens

 

[thieltech]

Beautifully restored. I'd love to get my hands on one like that.

thank you
its old but very usefull for sure and a pleasure to use .

 

[bczygan]

You Sir.....have skills, and dedication and more than a little case of OCD.

We like your kind around here!

Exquisite!

And I like the VFD and custom electrical boxes. I see you have a brake, and probably a shear. Both are on my list, along with a surface grinder.

What are your sources for switches and emergency stop etc.?

Bill

 

[splicer64]

Firstly Excellent Job...I always thought the gray color was pretty cool and simple and clean...well you probably spoiled that...blue is whats happening!
I see the ASA sticker on your box...Late Model fan are ya?

 

[thieltech]

Firstly Excellent Job...I always thought the gray color was pretty cool and simple and clean...well you probably spoiled that...blue is whats happening!
I see the ASA sticker on your box...Late Model fan are ya?[/QUOTEe ]

thank you .

the mill was at my dads house at the start of this in his shop.

and yes hes a major nascar , asa , dirt track fan at heart.

all my machines are blue except for 2 or 3 .

i like the blue alot as well , reminds me of miller blue!

 

[thieltech]

You Sir.....have skills, and dedication and more than a little case of OCD.

We like your kind around here!

Exquisite!

And I like the VFD and custom electrical boxes. I see you have a brake, and probably a shear. Both are on my list, along with a surface grinder.

What are your sources for switches and emergency stop etc.?

Bill

--lol thanks i have to say i love this site !
so many great people and great projects and ideas !
good stuff!

idec switches ,http://www.galco.com/buy/IDEC/ABW11..._R3rveyuG_yItjdFBzNgpWYQh6UaYezp44aAg1G8P8HAQ

--Also i bought a pile of different small ones of different sizes at Radio shack
i get alot of knobs and relays etc there as well.

 

[Kevin54]

Whenever you get to WallyWorld, Ace Hardware, or someplace like that, pick up a couple of the childproof small covers that goes into the slots of outlets that prevents kids from sticking things in them, and pop them into your outlet to the left of the mill. That will keep any stray small chips from possibly getting into the slots.

 

[LXCam]

That baby is AWESOME!. Nice job on the restor.

 

[tdkkart]

Whenever you get to WallyWorld, Ace Hardware, or someplace like that, pick up a couple of the childproof small covers that goes into the slots of outlets that prevents kids from sticking things in them, and pop them into your outlet to the left of the mill. That will keep any stray small chips from possibly getting into the slots.

Now what fun would that be??

 

[shanker]

Whenever you get to WallyWorld, Ace Hardware, or someplace like that, pick up a couple of the childproof small covers that goes into the slots of outlets that prevents kids from sticking things in them, and pop them into your outlet to the left of the mill. That will keep any stray small chips from possibly getting into the slots.

wow....VERY FEW people would have noticed something like that needing to be addressed.. Kudo's to you!

I couldn't get over how gorgeous of a mill the original poster has.

 

[PugetDude]

lol yeah, just a little wash jobby.

..and on the seventh day, he rested.

 

[GirchyGirchy]

Beautiful! What kind of paint did you use?

 

[thieltech]

its just rustoleum safety blue sprayed on with HVLP gun.
with all things considered it held up some what ok.

 

[xxaler]

Any recent pictures of it's current state? Haha.

Looks very good! Do you have drawings or information on that power draw bar you're using? Looks quite intriguing! I'm working on a round ram myself and I'm just in the reassemble stage (not doing paint, needs way to much body work for anything to stick) and would like to do that aswell!

 

[thieltech]

Any recent pictures of it's current state? Haha.

Looks very good! Do you have drawings or information on that power draw bar you're using? Looks quite intriguing! I'm working on a round ram myself and I'm just in the reassemble stage (not doing paint, needs way to much body work for anything to stick) and would like to do that aswell!

i made the power draw bar on the fly so to speak .

the controls are just valves with a bleeder port to allow the spring loaded cylinder to return once u let off the button .
also controls how much air bleeds out of other end of cylinder so it doesnt slam into draw bar to hard .
also uses a 12point socket so it has a easier time sliding over draw bar.
its pinned to impact wrench with roll pin.
its all automatic , works nice and its quick to cycle tools .

Could certainly build another for a good price. if anyone wants one .

*i will load all the new pics tonight of the covel grinder the bridgy and a belt
sander im building.