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Unstuck My Bridgeport Ram This Evening

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When I bought my 1967 V-ram 9x42 Series 1 Bridgeport mill a few years ago, the ram pinion handle was broken off flush. I assumed the ram was stuck, hence the broken handle, but hadn't investigated any further.

Thankfully, there was no evidence that anyone had attempted to force the ram by using a pipe wrench on the pinion as I have read about.

I've been using the mill with the ram where it sat without problem, but I got the bug recently to free it up.

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Unstuck My Bridgeport Ram This Evening

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