wordsmith07
Aluminum
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2018
- Location
- Athens AL
Bought a 1977 Bridgeport to rebuild and replace my round column mill. Stripped it completely down and found .0030 turcite on the saddle. Also there is a milled section in middle of bearing area that reduces total bearing area.
My main question is should I replace with turcite that is thicker than the .0030 that was installed since all gibs ( both longitude and cross feed ) were run all the way in.
Would that give more gib adjustment?
The milled area is about 20 thou deep
There was so much grease etc. I was unaware of the turcite until it was mostly degreased and bonding was probably loosened by degreaser.
View attachment 301242View attachment 301243Would not mind trying to scrape a bit but I have no experience and the next class offered in the Deep South is January 2021.
My main question is should I replace with turcite that is thicker than the .0030 that was installed since all gibs ( both longitude and cross feed ) were run all the way in.
Would that give more gib adjustment?
The milled area is about 20 thou deep
There was so much grease etc. I was unaware of the turcite until it was mostly degreased and bonding was probably loosened by degreaser.
View attachment 301242View attachment 301243Would not mind trying to scrape a bit but I have no experience and the next class offered in the Deep South is January 2021.