H&W Machine Repair and Rebuilding

Machine repair and Rebuilding Services

Please call us at 800-285-5271 to receive a quote for your machine rebuild.

Bridgeport Milling Machines

We have extensive experience in the area of Bridgeport repair and rebuilding, in fact, we rebuild over fifty Bridgeport Mills and over two hundred Bridgeport Heads per year. During our rebuilds, we clean and inspect the machine, make any required repairs, and grind and then hand scrape the ways on the saddle and knee. Our founders were taught the art of hand-scraping ways during their apprenticeship at International Harvester in the 1950s. We also sand and hand paint the machine and make repairs to your ancillary equipment.

Complete Bridgeport Series I Rebuild Information

Other Lathes, Mills, and Grinders

Just because we specialize in Bridgeports doesn’t mean that we never work on anything else. We can get parts for and repair most mills, lathes, and grinders; including Sharp, Monarch, LeBlond, Acer, Clausing, Lagun, South Bend, Hardinge, Brown & Sharpe, and many more!

Do you have a machine that isn’t a mill, lathe, or grinder? We repair those as well! We have had large Bullard boring mills, American radial arm drills, and even small Mikron hobbers in for repairs. We can handle almost anything that you may have in your machine shop.

On-Site Service

We also offer on-site service for all your mechanical needs. We can come to your facility and inspect your machine, lube system, hydraulic system, etc. and get it back up and running for you. We can also conduct PMs for you. Give us a call or email us if you want more information on pricing.

Sales

If you decide you want to upgrade to a new machine, we can assist you with that. All of our sales personnel are well versed in the different machines we offer and can help you decide what will work best for your shop.

We are distributors for Sharp and Willis machinery, including any new Sharp mill, lathe, or grinder. Additional options include adding Digital Readouts, Servos, power drawbar systems, or any kind of tooling you might need. We can also install a brand new Acu-Rite MillPwr G2 onto any new mill.

If you want something a little cheaper we occasionally have used machines for sale.

Detailed Information on Machines we Repair and Rebuild

Mills
- Bridgeport
- Sharp
- Alliant
- Lagun
- Clausing
- South Bend
- Chevalier
- Acer
- Acra
- Comet
- Jet
- Wells Index
- G&L
- And More!

Lathes
- LeBlond
- South Bend
- Clausing
- Summit
- Sharp
- Chevalier
- Acer
- Acra
- Jet
- And More!

Grinders
- Brown & Sharpe
- Sharp
- Chevalier
- Reid
- KO Lee
- Okamoto
- G&L
- Mattison
- And More!

Other
- Drill Presses
- Saws
- Any other Tool Room Machinery
If we can get parts we work on it!

Complete Bridgeport Series I Rebuild Information

Once we have your machine in our service area we will disassemble and evaluate the head and the base. We will contact you and discuss our findings. The normal rebuild is $9,900 – $10,400 (this is dependent on the extent of the damage). The rebuild should take four to six weeks to complete once started. Please give us a call at 1-800-285-5271 with any questions you might have.

1. Remove and clean all external components on the machine (power feed, DRO, Power Drawbar, etc…) as required for completion of the proposed repairs.

2. Remove the head from the knuckle, knuckle from the ram, ram from the turret, turret from the base, table from the saddle, saddle from the knee, and knee from the base.

3. Clean and examine all base components for damage or excessive wear.

4. Grind the top, sides, and way surfaces on the table as required for proper flatness and alignment.

5. Grind all way surfaces on the top and bottom of the saddle to proper flatness and alignment.

6. Grind all way surfaces on the top of the knee to proper flatness and alignment.

7. Hand-Scrape the top of the saddle to the bottom of the table to proper fit.

8. Hand-Scrape the saddle/table gib to proper fit.

9. Hand-Scrape the bottom of the saddle to the top of the knee to proper fit.

10. Hand-Scrape the saddle/knee gib to proper fit.

11. Clean and flush the lubrication system, checking all lines for crimps and abrasions, repairing as required, and installing new oil meters (10 required).

12. Install new acme screws & nuts into the X&Y axis on the base.

13. Install new felt way wipers on the base of the machine (6 required).

14. Reassemble and test each component of the base for proper operation.

15. Set up and test run the head for proper operation at all speeds and feeds before disassembly.

16. Disassemble and clean each component of the upper head, inspection for damage or excessive wear, and inform you of problems we find that will be over and above the standard rebuild.

17. Install new upper head bearings, bushings, belts, and keys into the upper half of the head (these parts are included in the cost of the rebuild).

18. Remove the spindle, disassemble, clean and flush the bearings, repack with new high-speed grease, reassemble and test for proper operation.

19. Reassemble the head and test for proper operation
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20. Hand-paint the mill machine gray

Please call for the current quote and timeframe. Freight to and from our facility is additional. If you need help with shipping please contact us for a shipping quote.