Living With a Bridgeport J Head Milling Machine
If you walk into just about any small machine shop in North America, you're almost guaranteed to see a bridgeport j head milling machine tucked into a corner or sitting pride of place in the center of the floor. It's one of those rare pieces of industrial equipment that has become so ubiquitous that people just call every vertical mill a "Bridgeport," regardless of who actually manufactured it. But for the purists and the hobbyists, there's something special about the classic J head. It's the machine that built the mid-century manufacturing world, and honestly, it's still doing most of the heavy lifting in garages and repair shops today. ...