It’s a good design that forms the basis of a lot of infrastructure in manual shops. Vises and fixtures are designed with the clearance and capabilities of a Bridgeport in mind and some shops will have dozens of different setups. If a replacement machine isn’t identical to the one being replaced, it could cause hours of fixture reworks and a whole mess.
Easy mistake to make. They really didn’t change at all for decades.
It’s a good design that forms the basis of a lot of infrastructure in manual shops. Vises and fixtures are designed with the clearance and capabilities of a Bridgeport in mind and some shops will have dozens of different setups. If a replacement machine isn’t identical to the one being replaced, it could cause hours of fixture reworks and a whole mess.
Oh absolutely. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, and all that.