BRIDGEPORT "M" TYPE HEAD
THE "M" HEAD WAS USED ON THE EARLY BRIDGEPORT MACHINES AND ALSO AS THE VERTICAL HEAD FOR SOME OF THE ADCOCK & SHIPLEY HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINES.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE LARGER MORE POWERFUL HEADS THAT BRIDGEPORT MANUFACTURED, THE M HEAD HAD A 2MT TAPER IN THE SPINDLE SO THAT IT WASN`T DESIGNED FOR REMOVING MASSES OF METAL BUT FOR LIGHT WORK SUCH AS DIE SINKING,WHICH MAKES IT AN IDEAL HEAD FOR MODELERS.
THESE HEADS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND I BOUGHT ONE MANY YEARS AGO WHICH I FITTED TO THE OVERARM OF A HARRISON HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE. SADLY, DUE TO THE LOSS OF MY WORKSHOP, I HAD TO SELL ALL MY MACHINES AND DEEPLY REGRETTED PARTING WITH THE M HEAD.
RECENTLY I WAS ABLE TO BUY THIS M HEAD AND WILL PROBABLY FIT IT TO THE SPARE OVERARM THAT I HAVE FOR THE DECKEL MILLING MACHINE.
THESE HEADS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND I BOUGHT ONE MANY YEARS AGO WHICH I FITTED TO THE OVERARM OF A HARRISON HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE. SADLY, DUE TO THE LOSS OF MY WORKSHOP, I HAD TO SELL ALL MY MACHINES AND DEEPLY REGRETTED PARTING WITH THE M HEAD.
RECENTLY I WAS ABLE TO BUY THIS M HEAD AND WILL PROBABLY FIT IT TO THE SPARE OVERARM THAT I HAVE FOR THE DECKEL MILLING MACHINE.
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