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It was an older gentleman who was getting rid of stuff he wasn't going to use any more Your making me feel like I should go back and give him more He only wanted $600 for the lot As u can see, it is in excellent condition He had it for like 40 years he thought

Always wanted a lathe No figuring out what all I got

The mill doesnt have any grease caked on it. Its just Paint flaking. I have cleaned the table and vice with scotch Brite and wd40. Works real good. I also had to run transmission Fluid through the oilers to clear them out and made an oiler Out of a grease gun. Im going to paint it this winter...

Buddy of mine owns an lp gas company and it is the Truck they use to deliver 500 and 1000 gallon tanks To homes and business. It was slick, never broke a sweat Picking it up or delivering it. And it was free,well i had to Buy breakfast Ive watched a lot of tublicans videos. I was really...

Thanks for the tips. All costructive critsism is welcome I learned a lot on this little project Small stuff like being accurate and what happens when Your just a little off. How to size for a press fit. How terribly Inaccurate a drill bit is As far as the looks of my mill, its not as bad as...

Picture of Mill when I was taking it off the truck 1943 M head round ram Not the most desirable but only $475 with vice and tooling. Lots of tooling.

I bought an old bridgeport mill about 6 months ago. I have never operate one before. My machining skills are limited to a shop class project on a lathe in 1975. This is my first project on the mill since figuring out how to operate it. It's not much, but I was proud. Its a clamp for my...

There is a programing guide with it. It was working when it was disconnected. Im going to ask to see it run. What about the mill itself? Can you get parts for it? It looks like a brigeport head would fit, but its hard to tell.

Ive been offered the follwoing mill and I dont have any idea about it It is a a Tri-onics Handyman Mill and appears to be a 4 axis CNC The tag says made in Ohio. It is like new. A hobbyist had it in his garage for personal use and has recently upgraded to a CNC station and doesnt use this...

I got mdf cabinets from a local hospital that was remodeling. I sat them on plastic lattice to keep them off the floor and drawing Moisture. Comes in 2 foot width

Dont know what Im gonna make but it will be simole as Im a novice

Here are some pictures 1. Moving from where purchased 2. Taking it off Truck 3 More Pictures in My Garage Now the fun begins. Buddy of mine happens to own an LP Company and used his Boom Truck to move it. Moved it in 2 hours including 40 minutes of driving time. Not Bad!!

The plans are for use to make parts for my street rod hobby. Thats what it has been used for since1975 The ways are real good The guys father had it before him The head has an anti chatter device on it and An dditinal tooth type puller for a pwer feed speed reducer I dont understand that part...

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I was at a meeting when this guy started talking about selling off some of his stuff. So he described to me his Bridgeport Mill: 1942 Model I Included is a Phase Converter Collets Jacobs chuck End mills A slicing whell A set of micrometers A vise Cabenit that hangs on wall to hold stuff Some...