Just picked up a BP

[JimDawson]

Your pictures didn't come through.

Happy to hear you have it running. :thumbsup:

Now we need pictures with chips flying

 

[alloy]

I think I just fixed that.

Chips will fly soon. They would tonight, but my GF is dragging me to Bonneville tonight for some family thing. Hope she isn't reading this forum :nervous:

 

[alloy]

Before

And now


Still need to get the K and Z axis scales mounted, but compared to what I've already done that will be a piece of cake

 

[zmotorsports]

That turned out very nice. Congrats and kudos on a job well done.

Mike.

 

[drs23]

Good job Dan. Looks great. Well done and your efforts are apparent, that's for sure.

 

[Millalot]

Got the saddle repaired today. Made the plate and bolted it on and used some dye and a scribe to get the rough outline and milled away as much as I could. Then I bolted the plate back on and used a die grinder and my belt sander to get it to match the profile of the saddle. I used a transfer punch in the table lock rod hole to get my location to drill and tap the hole for the lock handle.

Came out pretty well I think. Hopefully if someone else has the same problem this will help them.

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You have made a neat fit good job.
I have one small reservation it would have possibly been better if you had radiused the inside corner rather than the 90 deg finish in regards to crack propagation.
But I am being a bit picky and I hope it will serve you well.

 

[alloy]

Made my first chips this weekend with the old girl. Worked on he Z axis scale mounts. Got a lot done. But I have a new problem. My GF walked up to me with an aluminum chip and said she picked it out of her foot. Hmm.....................keep the GF or the Bridgeport. Tough decision. Have to think on that one a bit

I decided to mount the bottom of the Z scale even with the bottom of the housing to keep it out of harms way. This moved the scale up a ways, but everything worked out well. I used 3/8" material for the mounts. I wanted to keep the scale as close to the housing as possible. At work our BP with an Acu-rite the Z scale sits out at least an inch or more from the housing. It gets in the way at times. I'm now working on the bracket to attach the scale reader head to the quill stop. Almost done with it. I'll post pics later when I'm finished.

I started working on my K axis scale install but discovered I have about 16 3/4" of knee travel and the scale I got has 16. I really didn't want to try and make a stop to limit my travel on the knee. So I contacted TPAC tools and he' sending me a 20" scale. I have to say this guy is awesome. I sent him an email to him about it and in less than 5 mins he replied. Great customer service.

 

[alloy]

Got my Z axis scale brackets done. I'm happy with how they came out.

Here is what I started with for the mount that goes on the quill stop. And then the final product.

The bottom of the scale is even with the bottom of the housing out of harms way. All I have left to do is dial the scale in. I will tackle that this weekend.

 

[JimDawson]

That's a nice looking install. Nice job on the quill adapter.

 

[CoopVA]

Looks great! Fantastic job restoring it!



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