Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Rong FU 45

> ronginger@... wrote:
>
> > We have been talking about the Rong Fu 45. I know there were a couple
> > people here doing CNC conversion on then a while back, does anyone have
> > recent info? Are there any photos somewhere of the conversion? There are
> > a couple in the Files section for this list, but they seem to be real
> > closeups of the ball nuts, we would like to see some more general
> > agrrangement type pics.
> >
> > An alternate is one of the A1S type mills which Grizzley and others
> > sell. Any experience on those?

ptengin@... wrote:

> I was one of the guilty guys working on a RF-45. I've not gone very far with
> it since posting those photo's in the files section. There seems to be so
> many other real jobs in the way. :(
>
> I thought somebody bought a GEM for not much more than a RF. Seems it is
> smaller than a Bridgeport but not by much. This would be a nice machine since
> it uses a dovetail Z (bedmill) rather than a knee or round column.

It was allan_r9@... who wrote 2Jul01:

I'm trying to setup EMC from the BDI disk to control a 5 axis mill
(GEM 500, with 2 stacked rotary axis).

Doug Fortune
http://www.cncKITS.com

BTW Allan, how is it coming? Did you try the new BDI installation
cdrom?