Ned Simmons wrote:
| In article , says...
| A buddy has a knee mill (a Bridgeport) that has a new Anilam controller
| and whatnot. I understand, at a very basic level, how it works and how it
| can manipulated.
|
| How is a turret mill different?
|
|
| A Bridgeport is both a knee mill and a turret mill. The table is mounted
| on a knee that cranks the table up and down. The head ram mounts to a
| rotating turret at the top of the base casting that allows flexibility
| in positioning the head, though not while making a cut.
|
| Ned Simmons

Ah, I see. There is a mill for sale locally that is also a Bridgeport,
but was just labeled as a turret mill. Thanks for the description, I
see exactly how these are both.

-Brent