What type of Head is on this Bridgeport?

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

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.

Ian P

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Standard variable speed head. Turn the handle while machine is running to change speed.

[Tony Pratt 1Participant @tonypratt1]

I think it is a 2J2 head. See lathes.co.uk

Tony

[BowberParticipant @bowber]

Varispeed, our hydraulic copy mills had this head and it was quite useful and easy to change speed.

Steve

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

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

[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.

Andrew

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