Customer Reviews for Power Feed Y-axis 135lbs 200rpm Torque For Bridgeport Type Milling Machine 110v

Many thanks

Nice drive first one I had lasted over 10 years and this one is much nicer

Out of the box, followed the instructions and it worked!

so far so good

Very easy to install very inexpensive ,Works very well installed in an industrial application and its holding its own against Servo Brand feeds costing 6 times as much!

I installed the powerfeed on my Bridgeport , i had to make a couple of parts to make it work for my application. The bushing was about 5/8 to short and I had to make a short extension to place the hand back on . I think it was worth the little aggravation. It works just fine , I have been using it for about a month now with no problems .

This product is one of the easier power feeds i have installed. If you have any knowledge of the workings of a bridgeport like machine, you should have no problems with installing and using this item. Just slap it on and start using it.

I was procrastinating on a project involving long cuts on a lot of parts, because I couldn't face all the cranking that would be required. Then I saw this power feed at a price I couldn't refuse. I am pleased at the overall quality, almost all of the housing is cast aluminum and the machining is clean and accurate. I was pleasantly surprised to see it also came with a limit switch, which didn't see mentioned in the product description. The Installation went slower than necessary due to the sparse, cryptic instructions. The main issue being the shims required behind the "copper" (actually bronze) gear, it says "approximately 2mm" but it doesn't say where this measurement is or how it can be taken. I resorted to adding thicker shims one at a time and trying the gear by pressing it in and turning it, when there were not enough shims, the motion was rough as the gear teeth were bottoming out. When enough thick shims were added the motion became smooth, I then removed the last thick shim and repeated the process with the thin shims, until the motion just got smooth. That was my best guess as how to achieve the proper spacing. Not only was the limit switch not mentioned in the description, there is no mention of it in the instructions whatsoever. Okay, mounting it was pretty straightforward but the fitting outer cover and springs were a bit more puzzling, as there is no digram, description or picture of these parts. Although I was able to figure it all out in the end, better instructions would have been very helpful. All in, it took about an hour to install. Operation is simple and the feed basically works as it should. My only complaint, the electronic speed control is a bit sensitive and seems to have more high speed range than low. Meaning, the slowest it can go might be too fast for some operations. However, it worked perfectly for that project I was putting off, I milled up all the parts quickly and suffered no aching arm! Having the rapid traverse function alone is worth the price. Even with its few shortcomings, I would recommend it for anyone looking for a decent quality, low-priced power-feed.

It works. Imagine that.

I have a bridgeport mill, it took some work to make this fit. All of the issue is in the fit of the brass gear. 1st problem: the key on the shaft is bigger than the slot on the gear. 2nd problem: the brass gear is too long and I had to take .33" off the end so that the turn handle and nut would fit. 3rd problem: the steel lock nut wouldn't thread onto the brass part, had to use the plastic nut that came in the kit. I dont have any time using it yet but seems like it'll be fine otherwise.