I recently picked up a Jones and Shipman 540 for not a lot of money and i am working on it to get it back in good order. One thing that strikes me though is the amount of hand cranking to get the wheel to rise and fall to where you want it.
I know J&S did their own power feed, but has anyone retro-fitted a powerfeed to rise and lower the wheel ? I was wondering if a z-axis power feed kit as used on the bridgeport mills could be grafted on ?
Has anyone done anything like that ?
I know J&S did their own power feed, but has anyone retro-fitted a powerfeed to rise and lower the wheel ? I was wondering if a z-axis power feed kit as used on the bridgeport mills could be grafted on ?
Has anyone done anything like that ?