Re: Powering a Bridgeport in the UK
Why are you looking to run from an inverter? This setup should run ok from a rotary converter, assuming that the output is in the 380-440 range. Dual speed motors will not run successfully from just
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PETER ROACH
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#19948
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Re: Powering a Bridgeport in the UK
Hi Clive - I am doing the same on a couple of Bridgeports - it¡¯s pretty straightforward. Would you happen to be in the North West of ~England?
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James Edwards
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#19947
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Powering a Bridgeport in the UK
Morning, Iam looking at running a BP series 1? 2 HP - the vario speed box not the earlier belt models, on an inverter.
Who has done it outside of the States on what and how?
The UK because it's a
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Clive Booth
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#19946
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Re: Pop rivets for badge attachement
With my Colchester Student and a Hoffmann dividing head, I've done the same things using tiny stainless button head cap screws. The holes were perfectly sized to run a 3mm tap in, and the screws were
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Andrew McLaren
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Re: Pop rivets for badge attachement
Hi Peter,
in all honesty I was being lazy to see if anyone had the spec but your right, I should figure it out. Thank you for your help, I'll do some measuring and see what I come up with, failing
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James Holder
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Re: Pop rivets for badge attachement
Sorry James, good point. I take it your local hardware shop doesn¡¯t have something this small¡
These are in Australia so may give you some ideas on sizes
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Peter@...
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Re: Pop rivets for badge attachement
(No.00 x 1/8 Inch) Hammer Drive Round Head Screws - Stainless Steel (A2) ?
[email protected]>
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Bill Howcroft
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#19942
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Re: Pop rivets for badge attachement
Thank you Peter, however the ones I'm looking at appear to be pop rivets, similar to below,
Not these badges but the same type of rivet,
Many thanks
James
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James Holder
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#19941
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Re: Pop rivets for badge attachement
Try these guys.
https://ejwinter.com.au/products/steel-rivets
I¡¯ve looking at doing the same thing.
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Peter@...
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Pop rivets for badge attachement
Hi all,
please could I lean on the Hive Mind?
I need to reattach a badge on my British Textron Series 1, J head machine. It was done with pop rivets and I wonder if anyone has a specification for
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James Holder
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
Thanks for the video Peter, that really satisfied my inquiring mind and answered a lot of my questions!
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Mike Irion
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
Yeah it's a radial slot, just like on a lathe compound or rotating vise,
etc. That way it can actually rotate 360 degrees+/-...
[email protected]> wrote:
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Nick Andrews
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#19937
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
The slots are radial.
Inquiring minds can see it here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFE_nXQCH6E
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Peter
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
"and the T-bolts were over-tightened as well, likely causing the fracturing and degradation"
Interesting info, lesson here is be careful about overtightening, thanks telecentric. The one thing that
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Mike Irion
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#19935
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
Just as further illumination about the head rotation and worm gear issue, I have a 1958 machine (and a 1985 machine as well), and when I bought the older machine, my first one, it had an issue with
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telecentric33
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
Hey MIKE , glad to hear that !
The "Truck Mounted Forklifts" or "PIGGYBACK"
often are referred to as - MOFFETTs - , regardless who manufacturers them .
Our Modern U Tube times is racked full of
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Marty
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
too late .. but you can rent one of those drop trailers from sunbelt...? ? maybe when you purchase your second !!!
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Joseph Durnya
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
I was stressing about how I was going to get the machine into the shed. I ordered drop gate delivery but I didn't know for sure what that entailed. As it turned out it showed up on a fully loaded flat
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Mike Irion
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
Marty.? nothing wrong with a 56... and nothing wrong with a step pully.? ?here is mine... 1956. it was my first bridgeport.. and i still love it !? im the second owner... i have owned this now
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Joseph Durnya
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Re: Recieved My Bridgeport Today
Hey Joseph? , nice truck !? Might be just a ,uh....
Little bit HIGH, a little bit LONG for the confines of
each of these locations !?! ?
All on DIRT back at this time too .? Hadn't had the
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Marty
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