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wanted: bridgeport or mill, or radial arm drill
By picmacmillan, Section Classifieds Posted on Tue Dec 27, 2005 at 07:50:56 PM MST
anybody know of anyone with a bridgeport, or amill, or any nice sized radial arm drill for sale?

i am in the hunt for a piece of equipment to help me build the parts for these turbines..i dont have alot of money and i am located in ontario canada(but dont hold that against me :) )..i will travel to the u.s. to pick it up if the price can be worked out....always nice to go somewhere new....i would like a bridgeport that can run on 110 if thats possible, or 220? whatever..mill, or drill the same...thanks..you can either post here or email me a pic_macmillan@hotmail.com or send me a note from my website form http://www.frecklefarmloghomes.com thanks in advance for your help...pickster

wanted: bridgeport or mill, or radial arm drill | 9 comments (9 topical)

Re: wanted: bridgeport or mill (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by ruddycrazy on Wed Dec 28, 2005 at 03:08:32 PM MST

Hello Pickster,
Eh mate have you looked at the RF-30 range of mill-drills, although they're not a bridgeport they are fine for doing hobby work and don't cost the earth to but new. The price over here in Oz is around $1,300 new but I wouldn't reccommend you buy a secondhand one as you'll just be buying someone else's problems. As most bridgeports come with a R-8 taper you would need to buy a heap of tooling just to use it where the RF-30 usually come with a No.3 morse taper and the arbors are simple to turn up in a lathe.

Hope this helps

Cheers Bryan

Re: wanted: bridgeport or mill (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by picmacmillan on Thu Dec 29, 2005 at 06:43:11 AM MST

i will look int o that, thanks man.. :) pickster
http://www.frecklefarmloghomes.com
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Re: wanted: bridgeport or mill, or radial arm dril (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by nothing to lose on Wed Dec 28, 2005 at 06:31:45 PM MST

Hi Pic.
Have not got an e-mail lately, did you get mine the other day? I would call but most the time I am not home durring decent hours. I'm sure you don't want 2am or 3am calls :)

I'm still planning the trip, but like the summer, having a hard time getting things lined out here so I can leave. Once gone I don't care alot about comming back any certain time, just can't get out to begin with!

So if I happen to come up by truck (bought a 4X4 recently) would we have a place to setup my Lathe/mill combo. Weighs about 600lbs but not too awefull large. Not sure if I would bring it, think any problem at the border getting it across? Last time they asked me what all the tools were for, remember that little black box Craftsman tool set.

Send me an e-mail, I'll send you another too, perhaps we lost one somewhere?
Send me BOB's number please, I had it but lost it recently.
.
nothing to lose

Spelin and tpying are my strong points, not electronics.

Re: wanted: bridgeport or mill, or radial arm dril (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by picmacmillan on Thu Dec 29, 2005 at 06:48:21 AM MST

hi ntl, no i didnt get your email?? did you get mine?? i sent both my phone numbers with it?? let me know if you got it or not..pickster
http://www.frecklefarmloghomes.com
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wanted: bridgeport or mill, or radial arm drill (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by monte350c on Thu Dec 29, 2005 at 11:54:09 AM MST

Pickster:

Have a look at the TRIAD.

You should be able to find one at any news stand or convenience store.

Ted.

mill picture (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by ruddycrazy on Mon Jan 02, 2006 at 03:31:29 PM MST

Eh Pickster below is a link to my rf-30 just so you can see the machine I was talking about.http://www.anotherpower.com/gallery/bryan/mill_drill_and_surface_grinder

Cheers Bryan :)

Re: mill picture (3.00 / 0) (#7)
by picmacmillan on Tue Jan 03, 2006 at 03:29:38 PM MST

ya, thats just what i would like ...thanks bryon...pickster
http://www.frecklefarmloghomes.com
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Re: wanted: bridgeport or mill (3.00 / 0) (#8)
by ruddycrazy on Wed Jan 04, 2006 at 12:09:23 AM MST

Hiya Pickster,
I'm glad I've pointed you in the right direction for a mill drill. Now there as a few varients of this machine around and the price of the new mills should give you a guide to quality. But as a rule when ever I get a machine made in asia I always strip it completly as I've always come across casting sand left in the internals which if left there would ruin the bearings and slides in a short time. As I have over 40 years of the Model Engineering magazine I'll be happy to scan some of the projects in them and send them over to you if you like. I do believe what goes around comes around.

Cheers Bryan :)

Re: wanted: bridgeport or mill (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by picmacmillan on Wed Jan 04, 2006 at 07:42:37 AM MST

thanks bryon...cool!..when i get a machine i will definately check for sand or dirt..good tip :)..pickster
http://www.frecklefarmloghomes.com
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