Saw this on Ebay, Bridgeport mill

Ahhhhh the ol J head BP. I started on one of these machines.

IMHO it's overpriced. You will however become a belt swappin, ratio changin mad man in short order!

C
 
Well Chad, Opinions are like A$$ holes. We all have one.I think it is a very good price. We are not all in the business fulltime. The ones of us that are full time here might not see a need for the expense for cnc.
Butch
 
Deals are out there

I ran across a 2HP variable speed bridgeport with a 9x42 table last week near Youngstown. It had collets and a vise nice shape too The guy was asking $2600, it wasnt that long ago those machines would fetch 2x that amount and folks would be standing in line to get em. If anyone is interested Ill pass on the info pm me
 
I started on one... Back in 1988, @ Modular Machine, Inc.

I'm young, compared to most of the guys on here. But the reason I started on that kind is, they're rugged. I've worn out a belt and other things in a Vari-Drive J-2. Can't kill one of the old ones. Unless, you forget to get that lever on top and the lever on the side in the correct order. I thought that it was a good looking machine. The ways looks really nice. Maybe where Chad lives the Good Bridgeports grow on trees??? Just needling you a little Chad.:eek:
 
Butch it has nothing to do with Cnc nor did I make any sort of remark referring to computer controlled equipment. I simply said I thought it was overpriced. (because I've seen them go for around $1200.00-$1500.00 in similar condition. Nevermind that was with a DRO.)

Then be sure to factor in having it delievered because depending on location/distance that can very well exceed the what the purchase price of the machine was. (this bit me when I bought my B/S hydraulic surface grinder.)

Regarding a$$holes. You make it a routine point to show the world yours. Try something new, offer something constructive in a thread/post for once.

Chad
 
In the metal working world, knee mills are becoming an OSHA nightmare, they also are hard to make money using them anymore. Don't shoot me, it's just the times.
That also makes a lot of good iron available that can be used out of sight doing the jobs they were intended for.

BTW, don't ever kid your selves, those machinery dealers know exactly what their stuff is worth.
I witnessed at least a dozen Bports at an auction, that looked like new, I mean beautiful. They couldn't get more than a farmer bid on all of them. There was a sticker on the head that said.... never move head - never remove vise, they were washed out for about 6" in the X&Y right in the middle.
 
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Chad, for some reason we seem to get crosswise. I didn't say you were an A$$ hole, just that we all have one and opinions. 95% of the guys on this forum will never buy CNC or even have a use for one. Where can you buy a good knee mill or CNC for the price of the machine mentioned above? If you buy CNC look to spend a tremendous amount of money for tooling. I am certainly not against CNC. If I were 20yrs younger, I would go to my Uncle Bills and get a CNC mill from him and tooling.
There are many things that you can do with a CNC, but if you are doing this for a living you need to make sure you can get you investment back in a reasonable lenght of time.

Butch
 
Nice little mill. But TRA is right, there is very little that gets by machinery dealers, they know exactly what something is worth. And what it is not worth.

It is amazing how some particular machines seem to always command a high end price for what you get, (Bridgeport Mills, Monarch EE Lathes), while others are barely worth what the scrap price for cast iron is.

We have a big ole LeBlond NR, 52" swing, 40' bed, twin carriage, a really nice lathe that does an excellent job in our line of work. But, I could buy one just like it for about $20,000, there is simply not much a market for these huge manual lathes any more, unless you are in a niche industry such as we are in.

A number of years ago, a large shop closed down over on Grteens Bayou. They also did marine work. The final machine that they had was a huge Verticle Boring Mill, (a Niles), that would swing about 20 feet. The thing was literally built into concrete the floor. The Machinery Broker said that any body could have it if they would just come and get it out and take it awaqy.. They had no takers. They finally ended up hiring a crew that literally used carbon arc gougers to cut it up into pieces small enough to haul out and to the scrap yard.

Always remember, with that little Bridgeport, you are buying a name as much as anything. There are multitudes of used little mills, (other brands), such as Lagun, Enco, that you can get for less and will do exactly the same thing.

But then, they are not a Bridgeport............jackie
 
There's a Millport for sale here, $1000. I couldn't find much information except that the manufacturer (distributor?) is in business. I'll probably call tomorrow in an attempt to find out the model number and details not visible in the ad.
 
Aero,
Millports were imported Back in the 70&80s, to directly complete with a Bridgeport, they had some very good iron that came from
japan and Taiwan, even all the parts will interchange. During the BP shortage, the Millports were considered an effective replacement.

The most accurate knee mill I have is a Millport.

Millport built a lot of good equipment.
 
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