by Phil Kerner | May 24, 2017 | Bridgeport Lessons, Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups
Back in "the day," most toolrooms were filled with Bridgeport mills, as this old photo from Kerner Tool & Die from the late 1950's would attest to; Even when I started my apprenticeship in 1979, Bridgeports were the staples of most tool and die shops. Because mold...
by Phil Kerner | May 27, 2014 | Bridgeport Lessons, Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, Set-Ups
In this lesson, I'll go through the basics of setting up a small plate on a set of parallels. Here's what we'll cover: Setting parallels in the correct position The proper use of step-blocks The proper angle to set toe-clamps How to avoid marring your work when...
by Phil Kerner | May 27, 2014 | Bridgeport Lessons, Members Only: The Tool Room, Milling, The Basics - Drilling
In this lesson, I'll show you a few things: Picking up a center-punched hole with a center drill How to use a "wiggler" How to hold a part with one hand while you're drilling it How to set the depth for a counter bored hole for a screw Let's get...
by Phil Kerner | May 13, 2014 | Bridgeport Lessons, Members Only: The Tool Room, The Basics - Milling
It's one thing to get your Bridgeport head perfectly trammed in, but it's another thing to precisely tip it on a "perfect" precision angle. In this lesson, I'll show you how to tip the head on 5 degrees...the same method works for any angle you need. Here you...
by Phil Kerner | May 13, 2014 | Bridgeport Lessons, Members Only: The Tool Room
After recording Part 1, Ryan - my cameraman - informed me that I had picked the "easy" axis to tram in, as in left-to-right. So, in this "do over," I knocked the head out of tram the other way and trammed it back in just to see what he was talking about. Here are the...
by Phil Kerner | May 13, 2014 | Bridgeport Lessons, Members Only: The Tool Room
I said I wasn't gonna do it...but I did it anyway. Bridgeport lessons. Aren't there enough of them on YouTube already? But, the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. For better or worse, you guys follow me to get my "take" on the trade. We'd be missing...
