"Bridgeport" one of the most universal, and useful of machines in any busy toolroom. I couldn't even begin to tell you how many hours I have spent working a Bridgeport, I even managed to turn one over once trying to move it, but thats another story. Best machine in the toolroom by far.... I can also see by your narration you know your stuff, thats a compliment from one engineer to another.Keep up the great work and long live those engineering skills. Thumbs up from England :-)
Many thanks for meeting my request for a video on boring in the mill. Very useful and it has given me the confidence to give it a go. Regards, Roger...
What a great instructional video. I have enjoyed it and as someone else mentioned your voice and style of instruction is great please keep up the good work you have done a super job with this video! Earle
I used my bridgeport brand boring head (just like criterion) last night for the first time. Questions: The carbide tipped boring bar can be at any position when you install it. I just eyeballed the angle that looked like it would give good relief. Also I quickly realized that when adjusting the cut, I needed to take up the slack in the adjuster before counting how many thousands I was moving the head. Thanks for your videos on the non-cnc way of machining.
Great series. I am new to machining and am very confident in following your instructions. I must say your style of teaching is incredible. I am a college professor and envy your practitionership and technique. Kudos to your sir! My pleasure\
Pete, In your video on drilling a through hole you said to put the V block next to the movable jaw of the vice, I see here you have it on the fixed jaw. Am I mistaken? Is there a difference in the two operations? Love your vids. Keith
Many years ago, I did not buy a knee mill because I did not know what a draw bar was and how the shanks of the tool holders were held in. I knew of the MT style and knew they were just press fit. Passed up some good deals, instead I used a small drill press as a milling machine.
Mr Pete, hope you are doing well. when using a boring bar in the horizonal hole is that a special boring bar? seems like the boring bar that comes with these would not work in the side hole. or am I missing something? do you have a video you can point me to? thanks for all your help.
What type of V Block are you using? I made one some years ago when I first started working at a machine shop to replace the one I made in school. I like to use both methods, just to be sure I'm still accurate with the tele gage, calipers and the mic. I also like to use pin or plug gages, some indicators and other things depending on access to the part on the machine.
Thanks for the tutorial on boring and no I didn't find it Boring. I actually found it quite informative. I noticed on one of your boring bars that you said also can be used in a lathe that it had three points. I'm assuming that means as one point/cutter gets dull you can rotate to a new cutter/point. Is that true, does that type of bar have a specific name? Thanks.
Hi Pete, you show the speed table on your head. I have a series 1 J head and the speed table has twice the number of speeds, two high and two low gear speeds for each belt position. I have not been able to run the mill yet, so can't tell what's different. Any ideas? It's the 1hp motor, not variable.
I set mine to a right angle from the shaft axis. Works for my machine. Biggest problem with the cheap boring bars from China is they have round shafts and the lock screw lets them spin (and mar the shaft eventually) while the better American made bars have a flat on them the screw can grab to prevent the shaft rotating.
@1897bluesky My criterion screws in CW. Its design incorporates a LH screw & nut. The chinese are still undergoing their industrial revolution. They can't even copy things properly.
BOORIIING! noh just kiddin watchin this kinda videos is real cool i just love machining sadly dont get to do that anymore well havent really done it in 10 years
For a precisely sized bore, the power-feed is helpful, since varying the speed of feed will remove either more or less material. The power feed removes that variable and will ensure the same size bore from top to bottom.
I think on a Bridgeport the quill power downfeed is _inches/revolution_ , not inches/min. I think it's selectable at .0015 ipr, .003 ipr and .006 ipr, If I recall correctly.
Question: Our Bridgeport is filthy, and the metal - metal slide surfaces are disgusting. What do you advise for lubricant / cleaner and frequency of lubrication? Thanks in advance.
Question: Why don't you discuss the Bridgeport's auto-downfeed feature? The whole point of it is to provide a steady, consistent downfeed during boring ops isn't it? You appear to be only manually cranking the wheel to achieve the penetration.
Can someone point me into the direction of a video showing how one mills a hole through a piece of stock, then machines in a male alignment key for auto alignment when installed over a shaft that has an axial female key slot milled?
I came back to this video again Mr Pete, I needed a little refresher. Thanks!
Thanks--That's a better rating than any I got from my supervisors when I was still teaching.
"Bridgeport" one of the most universal, and useful of machines in any busy toolroom. I couldn't even begin to tell you how many hours I have spent working a Bridgeport, I even managed to turn one over once trying to move it, but thats another story.
Best machine in the toolroom by far....
I can also see by your narration you know your stuff, thats a compliment from one engineer to another.Keep up the great work and long live those engineering skills.
Thumbs up from England :-)
A very nice three part series. Thanks Mr. Pete.
Many thanks for meeting my request for a video on boring in the mill. Very useful and it has given me the confidence to give it a go.
Regards, Roger...
An excellent introduction to the boring process on a milling machine. Good practice throughout.
Thanks,
Paul
What a great instructional video. I have enjoyed it and as someone else mentioned your voice and style of instruction is great please keep up the good work you have done a super job with this video!
Earle
Wow! I'm a beginner on the milling machine and this video was very interesting to me. Thanks!
Thanks again Tubalcain, I'm ready to give boring a try on my bridgeport!
I used my bridgeport brand boring head (just like criterion) last night for the first time. Questions: The carbide tipped boring bar can be at any position when you install it. I just eyeballed the angle that looked like it would give good relief. Also I quickly realized that when adjusting the cut, I needed to take up the slack in the adjuster before counting how many thousands I was moving the head. Thanks for your videos on the non-cnc way of machining.
My first time will be Sept 24th 2021,,Wish me good results (@@)!
Great series. I am new to machining and am very confident in following your instructions.
I must say your style of teaching is incredible. I am a college professor and envy your practitionership and technique.
Kudos to your sir!
My pleasure\
Neat to see how you've improved the Bridgeport since then.
great videos !
After yor first cut how much would you recomend taking off per pass? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
who is the supplier of the quick-stop-clamp in the USA ...love you video's working my way through them---london --uk
Pete, In your video on drilling a through hole you said to put the V block next to the movable jaw of the vice, I see here you have it on the fixed jaw. Am I mistaken? Is there a difference in the two operations?
Love your vids.
Keith
What a fantastic process!
Is this the way you would center a hole in a piece of stock where the hole was maybe drilled off of center?
Many years ago, I did not buy a knee mill because I did not know what a draw bar was and how the shanks of the tool holders were held in. I knew of the MT style and knew they were just press fit. Passed up some good deals, instead I used a small drill press as a milling machine.
Another nice video. Thanks for your efforts! Dan
Mr Pete, hope you are doing well. when using a boring bar in the horizonal hole is that a special boring bar? seems like the boring bar that comes with these would not work in the side hole. or am I missing something? do you have a video you can point me to? thanks for all your help.
I have a clausing 8520 vertical mill without a powerfeed,can i still get a nice finish with just a fine feed
What type of V Block are you using? I made one some years ago when I first started working at a machine shop to replace the one I made in school. I like to use both methods, just to be sure I'm still accurate with the tele gage, calipers and the mic. I also like to use pin or plug gages, some indicators and other things depending on access to the part on the machine.
Thanks for the tutorial on boring and no I didn't find it Boring. I actually found it quite informative. I noticed on one of your boring bars that you said also can be used in a lathe that it had three points. I'm assuming that means as one point/cutter gets dull you can rotate to a new cutter/point. Is that true, does that type of bar have a specific name? Thanks.
@riten2 Yes, its an indexable carbide boring bar. It uses inserts.
You are a wonderful teacher , thank you.
Do you set the boring bar for a positive ,negative, or neutral rake?
Again, thanks Mr.Pete.
@gbowne1 Thanks for watching. It's a brown & Sharpe v block.
Where is the next video about drilling the holes around this part?
I really wanted to see that one.
You are a very good teacher.
Good information, thanks for posting this.
@hoarp001 Does it, or did have a 2 speed motor?
Hi Pete, you show the speed table on your head. I have a series 1 J head and the speed table has twice the number of speeds, two high and two low gear speeds for each belt position. I have not been able to run the mill yet, so can't tell what's different. Any ideas? It's the 1hp motor, not variable.
Thank you,sir...Very good lessons,
Thanks for sharing the video, I enjoyed it very much. One question: How do you set the orientation of the bar in the boring head?
I set mine to a right angle from the shaft axis. Works for my machine. Biggest problem with the cheap boring bars from China is they have round shafts and the lock screw lets them spin (and mar the shaft eventually) while the better American made bars have a flat on them the screw can grab to prevent the shaft rotating.
@1897bluesky My criterion screws in CW. Its design incorporates a LH screw & nut. The chinese are still undergoing their industrial revolution. They can't even copy things properly.
I missing doing this for a living. I'll get back into it one day.
just for my understanding, you could have done the same work in a lathe ?
Yes, using the tool post.
BOORIIING! noh just kiddin watchin this kinda videos is real cool i just love machining sadly dont get to do that anymore well havent really done it in 10 years
For a precisely sized bore, the power-feed is helpful, since varying the speed of feed will remove either more or less material. The power feed removes that variable and will ensure the same size bore from top to bottom.
What is missing here is the feed rate used, i.e., how many inches per minute.. Yes, it makes a difference in finish if nothing else.
I think on a Bridgeport the quill power downfeed is _inches/revolution_ , not inches/min. I think it's selectable at .0015 ipr, .003 ipr and .006 ipr, If I recall correctly.
Question: Our Bridgeport is filthy, and the metal - metal slide surfaces are disgusting. What do you advise for lubricant / cleaner and frequency of lubrication? Thanks in advance.
Try mineral spirits. Or lacquer thinner in a test spot--may take paint off. I use way oil for the vedovetails. --20 wt non detergent other places.
Thank you.
A great help. Thank you.
Is that a rotary convertor I hear for 3 phase?
@mrpete222 We wondered this, the motor that's on there has got a damaged barrel switch, so I can't tell. Dosnt look like it's two speed...
Can you do a video on how to bore in the lathe?
Question: Why don't you discuss the Bridgeport's auto-downfeed feature? The whole point of it is to provide a steady, consistent downfeed during boring ops isn't it? You appear to be only manually cranking the wheel to achieve the penetration.
LoL, my machine doesn't even have a power quill feed. Crank only.
thats a nice v-block you are using
Super. Thank you.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
Your Awesome!
Big help! Thank you!
Thank You. It help a lot
Great tutorial
@NIGHTWATCHERUK01 Don't remember---had it for years.
Can someone point me into the direction of a video showing how one mills a hole through a piece of stock, then machines in a male alignment key for auto alignment when installed over a shaft that has an axial female key slot milled?
Yes--you could move a hole--within limits.
@mrpete222 Just had a look at my speed table, It goes from 67RPM all the way up to 4600RPM!!!
Can I ask” is that a Bridgeport boring head, I’ve have one 3/8 shank it screams when cutting. See my video Robonthemoor
No, it is a criterion head. With a three-quarter inch shank
Ridgidity with that size will be far greater. Thanks
that is wonderful
THANK YOU
T=up
shars sells them for $4.50
So many boring videos.
So boring!