[Cferrell84]

Hi all. I'm about to purchase a used Bridgeport series 1 from a machine wholesaler and he has 2 series 1 2j heads. One is the older 1974 1.5hp vari drive the other is a 1984 2hp vari drive. The older 1.5hp has a lot of play in the gibs but the head is as quiet as can be. I like the newer 2hp better is is very tight and looks in a lot better shape but the head has the typical noisy rattle rattle and is worse is higher and lower rpm in both speed ratios but seems to get better in the mid rpm range.
My question is would I be better off to get him to put the quiet 1.5hp head on the newer mill or get the 2hp mill like it is and rebuild the head so I would have a little more hp?

If I get the 2hp mill like it sits with the noisy head I can get it for about $850 cheaper than if we swapped out the heads.

[Cferrell84]

First 2 pics are the 2hp nicer mill and the last pic is the 1.5 hp.