I have a Burke #4 I restored in 2005. I just purchased a used vertical head for it. Do all of the Burke vertical heads have a B&S #9 drive spindle? If not,...
All the vertical heads I've seen have a B&S #9 drive arbor and fit any Burke with an overarm. The bushing is an eccentric so that the exact spindle-to-overarm...
... Rick, I presume you know the drive arbor simply slides out of the vertical head? The portion of the drive arbor that slides into the vertical head is...
As an aside, you were fortunate to get a vertical head- I have been looking to buy one since I got my mill with little luck. They are as rare as hen's teeth. ...
Thanks Irby & John. Due to travel, it will be a couple weeks before I will get a chance to test the vertical head. Hopefully it will work out of the box. ...
I saw it- it is for the older US Burke machine rather than the #4. Nelson Southbend Heavy 10 Lathe Group For Owners of South Bend Heavy 10 (10L) Lathes...
Nelson, I think this vertical mill would fit any of the Burke #4s - Look at the last photo in the series: Ebay Photo of Burke #4 with Vertical Head - Dated...
That one sure would- it is the one I was after, but the seller would not part it out, which I dont blame him for. Best to get a #4 WITH the vertical head if...
That's an old Porter Cable vertical head. They are driven through the overarm that's attached to the unit. Those heads were talked about in this Practical...
Someone mentioned to me adapting a Bridgeport head, but I think those are way too large. Southbend Heavy 10 Lathe Group For Owners of South Bend Heavy 10...
Did not know the photo would not carry over. I posted the photo in the photo section of burkemills under johns burke Can anyone identify??? John L _____ From:...
I figure that the guy that had this before me probably got it from somewhere and always meant to adapt it. Never got around to it. I bought the machine from...
With the increase in popularity of the Vertical Mill configuration a number of companies fielded vertical head kits for horizontal mills. Three that I know of...
OK lets try again. Here is the Bridgeport on a Burke 4 http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/eeengineer1/PICT0004-w-1.jpg?t=1248276861 . and here are the...
Question: If I could get my hands on either the Bridgeport or Halco heads (have seen BP M heads online a few times), how difficult is it to make the...
I'm intrigued by the same idea. Yet, I think, if you have the space, it is ultimately better to get a decent, used Bridgeport mill instead of trying to make...
... Agreed! I have both a Burke #4 (with a vertical head) and a Burke Millrite MVN. With the vertical head and a small vise mounted on the #4, it has...
Unfortunately I don't have the space, and since I will be working on small parts, the Burke #4 is fine. However, a vertical head on it would be nice.. ...
The main issue is making an adapter to mount the head on the Burke over-arm. Vertical heads should be "trammed" meaning that they are made to be at right...
Another way to adapt an M-head is to find one of these on eBay, or make something like it - like Jim B. suggested. The adapters Jim showed are constructed very...
Last year, someone on this list mentioned that they might have a #4 vertical head to sell me. My memory isn't as good as it used to be and I forgot who it...
I perhaps shouldn't share this: A B'port J head will bolt directly up to a Burke MV Ram. Cyclotronguy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Forgive my stupidity, but what is a Burke MV? Where can I find a picture? I have had a J head laying on the floor of the garage for 2 years. John L _____ ...
The MV is the US Burke / Millrite / Powermatic vertical mill that looks like a 2/3 size B'port. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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