Frankenmill: Bridgeport J head onto Victoria U2

[Pete O]

(05-28-2019, 09:35 AM)Dr Stan Wrote: Very nice.  

As to the motor cover I'd try using a local sheet metal shop.  You have the old one as an example so it shouldn't be that difficult to fab.

Another idea is to make a pattern from a piece of hardwood and spin one out of aluminum in your lathe.  Search for metal spinning examples on line.

Unfortunately I don't have the original, I have the tubular bottom section which is what I repaired but I don't have the top cover that goes above it to keep falling debris out of the motor. I thought about making a form and spinning one, I kind of like the idea of a chrome hub cap- I'll see what the local car wreckers and scrap yard have, if I can't find something that looks the goods I'll maybe spin one. Or how about a bowler hat, seeing it's a pommy machine?

(05-28-2019, 02:22 PM)Highpower Wrote:

(05-28-2019, 04:18 AM)Pete O Wrote: .... enclosure, bracket and arm for the MachTach;

I decided to employ the KISS principle on mine.

I bought an alumin(i)um enclosure that was the same height as my DRO arm and screwed it to the front of the arm, just to the left of the DRO display. (Since that is the direction I am always looking anyway.) No need for an additional bracket and arm. However....

I got one of the 'half-height' MachTachs so if you have one of the full size units maybe mount yours to the top or bottom of your DRO arm instead?  
Just suggested options, but you do whatever tickles your fancy Pete.  

That's a great suggestion Wille, I was planning on putting the MachTach and VFD controls in the same enclosure on the left side, but as I'm not going to be running a VFD at least in the short term, mounting the little enclosure on the DRO arm makes sense.