Hey Brenda, we did something like that, no drill though!
>>We took the handwheel off of the "X" and replaced it with a 10.0" Ø wheel with a crank on it, it makes a big difference, that wheel will take you a long way in one turn as compared to the little standard handwheel on the bridgeport.
We didn't do the "Y" 'cus it gets in the way and hits you where (well, you know where)
and besides the "Y" movements are much shorter that the "X" .
If I get a chance, I will take a pic of our Bridgeports and post it here.
happy cranking
