Bridgeport Mill Restoration: I’ve At all times Wished One, And Supposedly They Can Nearly Make Themselves
I’m within the means of constructing a brand new store, and when it’s executed and full of all my junk and instruments it won’t have a Bridgeport in it. Why? As a result of I don’t personal one. However I certain need to sooner or later! I’m no machinist, however the issues you are able to do with one may be actually useful when constructing vehicles or anything for that matter. One factor that’s actually cool a couple of Bridgeport, or every other milling machine for that matter, is the truth that with the correct expertise you can also make virtually each mechanical half inside one, with the milling machine itself. In different phrases, should you had a Bridgeport’s giant solid items, you could possibly make the whole lot else with only a pile of metal and one other Bridgeport.
On this collection of movies you’ll see Bob taking aside and restoring his Bridgeport Mill, utilizing a cool gantry crane that he construct in his storage too. Bob is cool, having accomplished a 5.3 LS Swap in his cool CJ7 Jeep. I’m fairly impressed along with his workshop, and his ingenuity, as this Bridgeport is massive and daunting. However Bob appears to know what he’s doing, so watch, and study and luxuriate in.
