RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Were to find a Bridgeport manual? / convincving the wife

Man, this whole thing about our addictions vs. convincing the
wife. There have got to be enough good stories to start another
list about this. They MUST fall under the general heading of
CAD/CAM/EDM/DRO, right? Who's gonna start the thread?....

Carlos

> Just to update the list on my E-bay addiction:....

>
> I have convinced my wife to let me put the machine into
> the garage. The cost
> for this is a storage building and a new rug in the living room.
>
> I have further convinced my wife that we need to
> replace the existing
> electric stove with a gas stove. The cost here is a new
> stove, a plummer to
> run the gas line (might as well put in the tap for the
> gas heater in the
> garage while I am at it), and a dishwasher. The
> bargaining on this was
> fierce, but I figure I need the 220 V 50 amp circuit
> the stove is on to get
> enough juice to run this thing. Guess I need to figure
> in the cost of an
> electrician also.
>
> So, all in all I figure my $659 Bridgeport is up to about $8000.