was looking at a b p mill for sale it seem small seen some here with a small door on the side they called a # 1 any way I did not have my glasses and the man read of what was on the motor single ph 220 half hp. did they make a half hp. built in motor on some of there early mach. ??gotogojo am going to check it out next time in town no tooling price he is talking 700$ ??
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Bridge Port Mill
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I believe some of the M head BP's had 1/2 hp motors.
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I believe David is correct that it is a M head. The one I used for awhile I recall seeing the #1 on it as well. The M head is lighter duty. The ram is round instead of dovetailed and it is noticeably less powerful than the ubiquitous Jhead step pulley style. I think many of the parts will be more difficult to find as well.
(just the first pic I found online)
However, it is more compact. IIRC it was more like 1200 lbs and I think the base/knee was the same is j head, but it has been over a decade since I used it so don't take that to the bank.
(just the first pic I found online)
However, it is more compact. IIRC it was more like 1200 lbs and I think the base/knee was the same is j head, but it has been over a decade since I used it so don't take that to the bank.
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Mine is a 3/4 hp 110v single phase. My rebuild thread
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My FrankenMill has a 1 horse motor adapted to it. It wired with a 2 speed/forward/reverse switch and has a #7 B&S taper. It came with a ton of tooling when I picked it up for $600. Verify what taper the machine has as some of it can be hard to come by. I have seen the #7 stuff on eBay so it is still out there.
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