Is this a J head?

[quadmasta]

I bought this mill a few months ago but haven't had it delivered yet so I only have info from pictures.

I'm planning on learning to mill using this machine and then converting it to CNC.

What should I plan on doing to it once I get it?

[machintek]

This is a J head on a round ram.

George

[quadmasta]

Thanks for the reply.

Any suggestions on what to do to the machine to "freshen it up" once I get it?

[Robski]

You can clean all surfaces and remove the pertina put some nice paint on it.
Grease the bed ways and other things and have fun with it.
I have still a X drive for it.

[jmelson]

Originally Posted by Robski You can clean all surfaces and remove the pertina put some nice paint on it. Grease the bed ways and other things and have fun with it. I have still a X drive for it.

AACK! NOT grease!! Even though it has obvious Zerk fittings, they are for
WAY OIL, not grease. A standard grease gun (14 Oz) or a mini (8 Oz)
can pretty easily be converted for injecting oil, but a one-shot lube pump
is better. If you only have the Zerk fittings on the right end of the saddle, you
may want to drill and install a second set on the left end, to feed the oil groove
from both ends. The early machines (I have a 1938) only had the oil ports on
the right edge, and the left side of the saddle doesn't get enough. Your machine
is probably from about 1958, that's when they had the 1J head but before they
converted from round-ram to Vee-ram.

Jon