RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Pictures of Bridgette

> Ok Tim,
> Couple of questions. Looks like you have a power knee which I have
> never seen set up that way before. Are there 4 steppers on that
> thing?

No, only 3 steppers. X, Y, and Z on the knee.

> Also there is some kind of aftermarket attachment. The "wizard". Is
> that some kind of rigid tapping system or toolchanger?
> Interesting.

The Wizard is an air powered drive for the spindle. While it may look after
market my understanding is that it was OEM. From what I know about it
(little) and what I can figure it is triggered by the controller and it has
a feed rate that is adjustable from the dial on you see in the picture. The
depth is controlled my the pins you see in front of the spindle. I am
considering scrapping the Wizard and replacing it with either a motor and
then I would use the knee in the conventional manner with the quill being
moved by the computer or making it just a manual quill and drive the knee by
the computer. Don't think I can see enough value in the air driven Wizard to
make it worth the effort to get it integrated into the new controller. If
someone knows more about it I am all ears.

> I would also be very interested in the exact weight of that series 2
> if you know. A series 1 was 3900lbs with all the crating and
> everything, according to the manual. My experience it weighs much
> less than that.

I have no idea on the weight. I told the truck line it was 7,000 lbs and
they gave me a rate that probably would not have been any cheaper if I said
it was 4,000 lbs. They never told me any different.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

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