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Moving a Bridgeport into the Basement

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Bernd:
It's been a while since I've posted anything on the Bridgeport. Putting the pieces back together again is a slow process, but it's getting done when I can find some time for that project. I'm not going to bore you with the details. Hopefully the following pics are of interest as I assemble the Bridgeport.


The last pic showed all the parts were in one area after I'd moved everything down to the basement. Here I'm getting the base into position using the pipe rollers.


Notice how they are at an angle. This facilitates in turning the base to the proper orientation.


Now for a bit of clean up. There were lots of stuck on chips.


This is the damaged area I was talking about earlier in the thread that will need fixing. Apparently sometime in this machines life when it got moved something or someone got the adjustment handle of the knee hung up on something. They managed to break the handle, which is aluminum, the gear shaft clutch, and bend the end of the shaft.


Here's a better pic of the bent shaft.


I did finally get it all apart. That will be another thread all by itself when I get to the fix.


Now comes the fun part of getting the ram back up on the base. The big question is, will the chain fall lift it high enough to get it on top of the base. And the answer is……….


Well I did have to get it up as far as I could first. Right?


Oh, did I mention I had to make a lifting hook since I had no eye hook. I made one from 2" X 4" X .25" Angle iron. Drill a hole for the bolt and an elongated hole for the hook. Then raised her a few inches to test my setup. Ok looks good. Go for the top.


Dam, won't fit. Looks like I'll have to remove the 4 X 4's it's sitting on.


Ah, much better. Now the fun part of trying to get the long bolts that hold the ram on to the base without dropping the spider inside.


Ok, swing the head back up and see what she looks like. Good, got enough head room from the joists to the top of the motor. I just need to swing the head a few degrees to get it under the "I" beam.

I've also have the knee mounted to the base. I didn't take any pics of that since it was a straight forward process of using the chain fall and installing it.

Before any other parts get put on, meaning cross slide and table and the rest to finish the machine I need to fix the shaft that moves the knee up and down. This could be a while yet. Other projects are taking priority at the moment.

Regards,
Bernd

bogstandard:
Now you see why I wanted my mill to go into the shop in one piece. There would have been no way that could have been accomplished in the small place I have.

But very ingenius by the way.

John

Darren:
Are you doing all this on your own Bernd?

Love the space you have btw

Darren

CrewCab:
Been wondering how you were getting on with the Bridgeport Bernd, like Bogsie I just don't have the room  :( which is a shame as they keep popping up at reasonable prices >> Click here << ........... for reference, once the eblag link has expired it's (what appears to be) a fairly decent Bridgeport for £800 ($1200) ........... whatever .......... not to be here due to space limitations ......... so .......... on with the show Bernd

How you g'onna tackle the bent shaft  8)

CC

Darren:
At those prices every Boy Scout should have one to accompany his penknife...  :dremel:

But the room...the room...where would we put it ma ?
 

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