My first lathe was a bridgewood. I'm not sure if it is the same model that you are looking at.
Mine had a single round "tube" for the bed along which the tail stock would slide. It had a captured wheel to advance the tail center. You could probably do what you want to do however, my lathe was unsuited for any type of drilling operation that involved advancing the tail stock.
If I remember correctly, I only paid $150 for the lathe when I bought it new from Wilke Machinery- the US sales outlet for Bridgewood. Wilke Machinery is no longer in business and has been "restarted" as C.H.Wilke. They are still in York, Pa. They no longer advertise any Bridgewood products but may have some repair parts for the older machines.
Mine had a single round "tube" for the bed along which the tail stock would slide. It had a captured wheel to advance the tail center. You could probably do what you want to do however, my lathe was unsuited for any type of drilling operation that involved advancing the tail stock.
If I remember correctly, I only paid $150 for the lathe when I bought it new from Wilke Machinery- the US sales outlet for Bridgewood. Wilke Machinery is no longer in business and has been "restarted" as C.H.Wilke. They are still in York, Pa. They no longer advertise any Bridgewood products but may have some repair parts for the older machines.
