gavinator68
Plastic
- Joined
- May 26, 2017
Hello All,
It has been a very long time since a ran a Bridgeport as an apprentice back in the early 90's, but I found one for my home shop that has me puzzled.
It is in very good condition, but the Automatic Quill Feed Engagement lever on the right side of the head seems a bit funky. If the lever is in the "IN" or rear position the feed does NOT function and if in the "OUT" or forward position it DOES work.
I have had EVERYthing on this "new-to-me" mill apart for cleaning, inspection, and alignment. I have NOT been inside the head whatsoever. All I did was remove the head, in its entirety, from the ram adapter for transport. Is this normal and I am somehow misunderstanding the tag on the front of the head or is there something amiss inside?
If there is something put together improperly from a previous repair, ???????, what could it be and would it cause any foreseeable damage being improperly assembled?
Hope I have provided enough info to help.
Cheers,
David
It has been a very long time since a ran a Bridgeport as an apprentice back in the early 90's, but I found one for my home shop that has me puzzled.
It is in very good condition, but the Automatic Quill Feed Engagement lever on the right side of the head seems a bit funky. If the lever is in the "IN" or rear position the feed does NOT function and if in the "OUT" or forward position it DOES work.
I have had EVERYthing on this "new-to-me" mill apart for cleaning, inspection, and alignment. I have NOT been inside the head whatsoever. All I did was remove the head, in its entirety, from the ram adapter for transport. Is this normal and I am somehow misunderstanding the tag on the front of the head or is there something amiss inside?
If there is something put together improperly from a previous repair, ???????, what could it be and would it cause any foreseeable damage being improperly assembled?
Hope I have provided enough info to help.
Cheers,
David