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Re: Bridgeport Series 2 Interact II Retrofit
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:56 pm
by Jay
Console Mounted!!
Side View
Back View
Running!! I'm a happy camper at this point
Re: Bridgeport Series 2 Interact II Retrofit
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:02 pm
by martyscncgarage
Very nice work! It's satisfying to see all your efforts pay off.
Marty
Re: Bridgeport Series 2 Interact II Retrofit
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 8:08 pm
by cnckeith
wow..super nice work!
Re: Bridgeport Series 2 Interact II Retrofit
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:10 pm
by Jay
Thanks , as I'm a software guy by day, it's great to tinker on this by night. Food for my soul
Re: Bridgeport Series 2 Interact II Retrofit
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:50 pm
by martyscncgarage
Jay! Thanks again for posting your progress on your rebuild/retrofit. Reminds me of my first Bridgeport knee mill. I stripped it all the way to the iron and re-skim coated it with filler and painted it....WHITE! Turned out great, but I will never forget all the work I put myself through.
Curiously, how long did it take you to complete that project?
Marty
Re: Bridgeport Series 2 Interact II Retrofit
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:04 am
by Jay
Oh Man! - the whole summer of Saturdays - and it's not over, it turns out my Spindle bearings were loose - with about .020 of vertical play - so now it's torn apart and discovered someone before me put cheapo bearings in it.
I'm also tweaking the PLC to accommodate the Joysticks - Mario in Support helped me get started - now I'm running with more enhancements. But in all honesty I'm enjoying it.
This may not be the end as I'm looking for a suitable lathe to take on as well.
Jay
Re: Bridgeport Series 2 Interact II Retrofit
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:09 am
by martyscncgarage
Jay wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:04 am
Oh Man! - the whole summer of Saturdays - and it's not over, it turns out my Spindle bearings were loose - with about .020 of vertical play - so now it's torn apart and discovered someone before me put cheapo bearings in it.
I'm also tweaking the PLC to accommodate the Joysticks - Mario in Support helped me get started - now I'm running with more enhancements. But in all honesty I'm enjoying it.
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This may not be the end as I'm looking for a suitable lathe to take on as well.
Jay
Never seems to end with these older machines does it?
Keep at it Jay...
Marty
Re: Bridgeport Series 2 Interact II Retrofit
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:39 pm
by martyscncgarage
How are you coming Jay? Up and running yet?