Orphanbrg
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2012
- Location
- Northern Kentucky
I'm in need of some advice.
I was looking over a 1948 Round Arm M Head Bridgeport a local guy has for sale when I noticed that the mill doesn't appear to have a drawbar in it but the Jacobs chuck is stuck fast in the spindle. Any suggestions on how to safely get the chuck out of the spindle? Also, what is the best way to determine if the mill has a MT#2 or B&S#7? The guy is selling off a basement full of machinery and tooling collected over a lifetime by a deceased relative and doesn't know anything about what's there. After spending a couple of hours poking around, the only tooling I've been able to find for the mill is the stuck Jacob's chuck and from the looks of things I'd say he only used the mill as a drill press.
Thanks
I was looking over a 1948 Round Arm M Head Bridgeport a local guy has for sale when I noticed that the mill doesn't appear to have a drawbar in it but the Jacobs chuck is stuck fast in the spindle. Any suggestions on how to safely get the chuck out of the spindle? Also, what is the best way to determine if the mill has a MT#2 or B&S#7? The guy is selling off a basement full of machinery and tooling collected over a lifetime by a deceased relative and doesn't know anything about what's there. After spending a couple of hours poking around, the only tooling I've been able to find for the mill is the stuck Jacob's chuck and from the looks of things I'd say he only used the mill as a drill press.
Thanks