Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: upgrading conventional

Andrew Werby wrote:

>
> [If everyone hasn't talked you out of it already, I found a company selling
> Bridgeport stuff at the Westec show, who had a new preloaded nuts/
> precision-rolled ballscrew set for the x and y axes of a Bridgeport series
> 1 selling for $650. They also offered other sizes of these, so they might
> be worth your checking out: High Quality Tools 34940 Lakeland Blvd.
> Eastlake, OH 44095 1-877-372-9227. They stock odd parts for manual and CNC
> Bridgeports as well.]

Well, it depends on what you value your time as, and whether you have the
manual machine already. That makes a big difference. I have had to pass
up a number of good looking machines that simply won't fit in my basement!
There's no way a Series II will fit under the low ceiling. And, I'm already
stuck with the big chunk of iron that I'd have to get rid of, anyway. So,
it makes more sense in that case. If one was starting from a clear spot
on the floor, then a used BOSS with a smoked control would make a lot
more sense.

Jon