RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Expectations, bridgeport

John:

Out of curiosity, what do you plan to use the mill for? I agree with your
idea of purchasing a manual mill and learning how to use it, and then
outfitting it for CNC. You may also want to consider one of the desktop
machines that can be "put away" when you're not using it. My shop isn't
large enough to hold the "full size" tools, let alone my wallet.

-- Jerry

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| Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 2:28 PM
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| Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Expectations, bridgeport
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| > FYI, I think they use Erickson QC-30 tooling.... but check that
| out if you
| > plan on bidding on the machine.
|
| Bidding on it! Maybe not just yet, the thing is way too big for our garage
| as it is. I can only invisage it looking like a monster with the
| lights off
| at night. You'd go through the door and there'd be this 7ft beast oggling
| down at you. This mill had the controller on the head, it had num pads, an
| lcd I think and a little hand wheel you turn for something or other to
| adjust it electronically, it may have been the spindle speed. It's a shame
| if it was sold for under £1000 because it just _looks_ like it's worth so
| much more being so big when I saw it. I've decided to look for a part time
| job at a car fitters or somewhere similar. My mum is reluctant to have the
| mill in the first place, I think I should really put up the money first. I
| can MIG/MAG Oxy /Acety weld quite nicely so we'll see what we see I guess.
| I'll try Kwik Fit, I'm not hopeful though, last time I walked passed the
| guys where so busy they were firing WD-40 across benches lighting
| it over a
| candle.
|
| I think I'll try and get a manual mill and then fit it out at some later
| date when I have some money to hand. It'd let me get a feel for
| how the mill
| actually works. http://users.erols.com/mshaver/bps1.htm This is
| the kind of
| size I expected to see, do you know what model this is? Is it
| just an R2E3/4
| stripped down? One none cnc question, what is engine turning?
|
| Thanks for the information,
|
| John
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