Re: CNC questions

I recently picked up a Bridgeport BTC 1. I have all kinds of factory
service information. I know of another shop that uses one for
production work. It is actually very reliable, but the owner wants me
to retrofit it with a pc control.If I can be of any help let me know.
Terry

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., paul@a... wrote:
> Hi Jon,
>
> Fitch thought you might know something about this.
>
> I've tripped onto a deal for a Bridgeport BTC-1 machine with
> toolchanger with a Boss 7.1 control. Do you know anything
> about that machine or control?
>
> There may be a glitch in the controller. The story I'm getting
> is it worked fine in service, the current fellow got it and
> fiddled with the tool changer and it hasn't really worked since.
>
> I was looking for an EMC candidate (actually, that's not quite
true, I
> was _going_ to look for an EMC candidate - when I had the room for
it.
> Figuring out what to do with this thing now is a problem). I will
> probably go take a look at it in a couple of weeks (it's about 400
> miles away). The fellow wants $1500 for it, including some tooling,
> which seems like a good deal if it's in decent condition.
>
> Thanks for any info
>
> Paul
>
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