Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Bridgeport Mill by Adcock and Shipley

buy a Boss 1 or 2 with a

> dead controller. They are out there and they are less than $1000.
> You will then have ballscrews, pressure oiling, motors, possibly
> drive cards and a decent Z axis drive. In other words you are 75
> percent there.
> Sorry to be a wet blanket but it's all down to cost.
>

I have been monitoring this mailist for about 3 months now, trying to
figure out where to start with 4 axis CNC. This was a most useful
posting John Stevenson. Considering the state of the machine as how you
describe it, what are the general steps and cost for retrofitting this
to a dependable machine? I would like to limit spending to 10,000 US
for everything if this is possible (sacrificing the rotating table until
a later date).

I am fairly comfortable using Rhino 3D on a wintel machine. Should I
consider changing or is this suitable (with the appropriate conversion
software, any recommendations?) drawing program?

Sorry if this is a rather mundane question for most of you.

BTW, I do not regard any of my manual machines expendable, I think that
a CNC mill will add to the quiver. I was wondering the viability of
converting my old J head. Glad to have nixed that conjecture.
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