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Not the prettiest mill in the world, but I saw potential! |
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I found evidence of a flood in the past. About a half foot water mark on the walls and the mill column too. No problem since the main parts where really never touched. |
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Collets included... |
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Fine feed handwheel missing, scales damaged, clockspring missing, upper left belt door hinge bent. |
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I love taking pictures :) |
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The table has many little dings and a small broken piece on the left rear edge. I don't think it will cause me any headaches... |
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This is one long 48" table. Everything feels smooth with no binding in the x,y travel. |
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The owner took it apart for me (I really wanted to be there for that one - but all was well) before I arrived in the mornng. All I can say is - better life through hydraylics - you'll see! |
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The head comes off with only four bolts. Be carefull - it's very awkward to lift. |
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A rear shot .... |
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And the column - freed from all that stuff in the basement. |
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Yes - hydralics!!! I also took home the Southbend - the main reason I was there. |
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What a sweet machine the Bobcat is !! |
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Of course it wanted to rain that day but next weekend it was going to snow! - and it did all right. |
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Almost packed up and ready to travel 150 miles. |
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Would you believe he loaned me his truck to take home the machines? All I had to do is bring it back full of gas! I added the case of beer in the front seat as a thankyou. Couldn't beat that deal! |
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Bridgeport sits in my driveway! I never thought I would ever own one. Now the fun begins. |
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A bunch more shots from all angles.. |
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Another shot. |
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And another.. |
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And the last one... |
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I used my backhoe to crain it into position over a 3/4" plywood sheet with 3/4" black pipe under it. It rolled right into the garage from there. |
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Just a closer shot ... |
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Sitting on pipe... |
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That was painless :) The angled pipe is how you make a turn with pipes. It's going for a 90 degree turn here... |
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Another shot... |
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And there it is :) Now for the teardown... |
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First - off with it's head !!! |
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You can use a cherry picker but extend those legs !!! |
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And there it sits ... |
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A closeup... |
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Now for the table... |
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Looks clean inside :) |
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I made a hoist adapter just for this purpose. Just screw the table near the end of travel. Then remove the lead screw. That way it won't be damaged. I didn't harm mine but should have removed the screw prior to the table. The table will slide off easily once supported with the hoist. |
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Another shot... |
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This I would do differently next time ... |
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And safely on the ground :) |
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A first glance into the saddle region... |
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There is swarf EVERYWHERE !!! Grrrrrrr |
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Only slight wear on the outer edges. I would expect that with a 48" table. the inner regions are recessed and I don't know why yet. Scrapping marks are also still evident:) |