Does not look like a Bridgeport Head. Tree perhaps?
Tree had odd ball collets. If you didn't get any collets, I would watch
for a used Step pulley J Head for your machine. I know you live in
Hawaii, the Government Liquidations seem to crop up a lot there. Might be
pricey buying a used head from the main land.

The tang on the back is for other heads/attachments. Like a shaping
attachment, cherrying attachment.

Marty
[posted and mailed]

(Russell Shigeoka) wrote in
:

Hi, I'm new to the group. I am venturing over from the rec.ww and
owwm. I recently got a Bridgeport knee mill at auction. It has a
round ram and short table and I have no clue what type of head it has
on it.

I am very comfortable restoring woodworking machinery and I own a 9"
southbend.
However, I am unfamiliar with Bridgeport's. Would you mine helping
me out
with the following pics and q's?

To unload it I took apart the motor from the head, the head from the
ram, and the ram from the turret.

Here is a pic of the head without motor:

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/shigeoka/manip_DCP_0661.JPG

Here is another pic of the head highlighting a small nub of broken
casting. What was this piece?:

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/shigeoka/manip_DCP_0662.JPG

I know it's probably unanswerable just from a pic, but what type of
collet or taper would this head have?:

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/shigeoka/manip_DCP_0665.JPG

Here is a pic of the motor assembly. The motor is positioned directly
above the spindle assembly. Of the pics I have seen on the web, I
have never seen a Bridgeport with this type of configuration:

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/shigeoka/manip_DCP_0663.JPG

Here is a close up shot of the motor nameplate:

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/shigeoka/manip_DCP_0664.JPG

Finally, here is a pic of the ram. The rear of the ram seemed to be
able to accomodate mounting something else. What went or goes on
here?

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/shigeoka/manip_DCP_0668.JPG

I do not see "Bridgeport" anywhere on the head. Is this a Bridgeport
head at all? If yes, what model. If no, what type of head is it?


Thanks for taking the time to look at this.

Aloha, Russell