What type of Head is on this Bridgeport?

What type of Head is on this Bridgeport?

This topic has 6 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 27 July 2015 at 21:28 by Anonymous.

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27 July 2015 at 19:37 #24001
Ian P
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27 July 2015 at 19:37 #198139
Ian P
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I've looked at numerous pictures of Bridgeport milling machines but can not find one that looks like this one. its a machine that might be coming up for sale.

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27 July 2015 at 19:42 #198140
David Clark 13
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Standard variable speed head. Turn the handle while machine is running to change speed.
27 July 2015 at 20:04 #198147
Tony Pratt 1
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I think it is a 2J2 head. See lathes.co.uk

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27 July 2015 at 20:55 #198168
Bowber
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Varispeed, our hydraulic copy mills had this head and it was quite useful and easy to change speed.

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27 July 2015 at 21:06 #198170
Ian P
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Thank to all for the info. The thing that did not match the pictures I had seen on various sites was the positioning of the speed adjusting device, also the picture on the Lathes site shows an air inlet at the front so that fooled me.

Ian P
27 July 2015 at 21:28 #198172
Anonymous
The head in the picture looks identical to that on my Bridgeport. My head has a serial number starting 2JB, and has a 1.5hp motor. I think that the 2J2 head is pretty much identical except for a fancy cover over the rpm dial and a 2hp motor.

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