All Rise??? Installing a riser block on a B-port

[m squared]

I am considering installing a riser block on my Bridgeport mill. I am 6'3" and find myself constantly stooping over to see/ read something that is going on on the mill table or in the vice. Most of my work is done in a mill vice, small parts and such. On the up side I have no problem reaching the draw bar to tighten it.

I am interested to hear the input of those who have installed a riser, or those who haven't and thier reasons why or why not to go that route.

[aboard_epsilon]

I have a 4 inch riser on mine .everything is ok ....and have not had a reason to take it off yet

The next up, i think is a seven inch riser .you may have trouble with one of these......for some jobs tools may not be low enough .


just remember the risers come with extra long bolts ..if they dont have these youre going to be making them ...like i had to.

all the best..markj

[vpt]

Raise the whole mill off the floor 4"?

Would a bridgeport be stable on a frame built of 4x4's/cement blocks?

[fasto]

I'm 6' 2" and my knee mill has been on 4x4 hardwood risers since I got it, years ago. This also makes it very easy to move around with a pallet jack .
My 2-ton horizontal mill is also on 4x4 hardwood blocks. No trouble there, either!

[Arcane]

When I got my BP clone, I set it on a couple of 5" C channels just so I could actually reach under it easily in case something really small yet necessary rolled/bounced under it. It only raised it by 1 3/4" and since I am 5' 11", it's still easy to reach up to change the belt speeds and work the drawbar.

Am I allowed to say "BP"?

[John Stevenson]

Some goon on Ebay wants £560 for a 4" riser.
Last week there was a complete Bridgy with 4" riser and DRO went for £595
Varispeed and power feed on X and Y

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bridgeport-Tur...-/140416011703

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[lakeside53]

My BP's are on bases that raise them 5 inches off the floor -so I can move them around with my pallet jack.

[Rich Carlstedt]

I hear you on the height of machine tools !
I am 6 -2 and both mills and both Lathes are elevated
It also allows for movement of the machines.
The Bridgeport Has two 4 x4 's, each 2 foot long.
One is across the front, and the other the rear of the column. (open sided)
The 4x4's have a 1 inch board glued on top of each, so height is really 4 1/4" to let the forks get in under the mill
The front "riser" has lag screws holding it in place, but the mill has never moved.

Rich

[becksmachine]

Not only will a riser block get some of the controls at a more comfortable height for you but you will have fewer occasions to bemoan the length of reamer shanks.

By the time you put an indexer on the table and a drill or reamer in a drill chuck in the spindle, it is really easy, for me at least, to run out of space.

Dave

[platypus2020]

I put a 4" riser block, in my Jet, one of the best things I ever did. Raised the controls and gave me more head room under the quill, a win, win situation.


Jack