Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] bridgeport interact II head rotate

I don't know about the 4j, but most Bridgeport machines use a worm gear for
head rotation, no hoist necessary. They do usually have a safety pin that
limits the rotation to 45 degrees each way until you pull the pin.

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On Jan 18, 2013 12:40 AM, "ebiz_59" <chuckm@...> wrote:

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> We are feeling pretty dumb. The our interact II bridgeport (4J head) was
> shipped to us with the head upside down. We have lowered the table so we
> could rotate the head and we get it to move about 30 degrees (in either
> direction), but then it seems to come up against a stop. We've lifted with
> a cable comealong, but it really seems to come up against something solid.
> Surely that unit wasn't built in a way to require us to remove the ?600 lb?
> head just to turn it over, was it??
>
> Any tricks? What are we missing?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck
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