I don't know about the other manual mills, but retro fitting a Bridgeport
manual mill is not a cost effective plan. A good Bpt manual goes for around
$7000 add ball screws, motor mounts, motors, power supplies, driver cards
and a PC control and you have just spent $6000 to $8000 on the retro fit and
now your "new" machine is worth about $5000 - $6000. If you have room, just
get a BOSS control machine and add a new control all for less than $5000. If
you don't have room for both, sell the manual and take a vacation with the
$2000 profit.
Darrell
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----- Original Message -----
From: <ptengin@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cranks and buttons
In a message dated 05/04/2000 1:36:04 PM Hawaiian Standard Time,
munro@... writes:
<< As for me, I am in the process of getting a CNC mill, but I was told in
no
uncertain terms that I should keep my manual mill as well, rather than do
a
retrofit, because I was going to need it.
David M. Munro
>>
I got both a manual and a cnc. There is most definitely a place for both
in
anybody's shop. If they got the money and space that is.
I ususally prep blanks, make fixtures and tools on my manual, the cnc
does
the production.
Peter
THRD, Inc.
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