On Oct 23, 11:15*pm, Vernon wrote:
Does anybody know what the "TJ" means in connection with a series 1
Bridgeport mill? *It's suddenly become of interest to me because I
bought one today! *Woo hoo! I hope and pray! *V

After noodling around the net I think that "TJ" was a typo and should
have been "1J" or "2J". The mill is a Series 1 but has a DRO and
power feeds. At this point I'm trying to determine whether it takes
R8 tooling or something else. I get the impression that R8 was
standard in the old machines and 30QC and some other "30" designation
came later, in order to facilitate tool changes during CNC operation
sequences.

Is this about right? And, since I don't have any tooling anyway, does
it make a mousie's patootie? Or should I be doing "hail marys"
praying for one or the other? V