Re: Bridgeport (was : no subject)

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "dave_ace_me" <davemucha@j...> wrote:

> The US has something like 90% of it's population within 100 miles
>of
> the coasts. The only major population center oustide of that is
>near
> the great lakes.
>
> Pittsburg Pennsylvania is within 300 miles of 30% of the population
> of the US.
>

Yes Dave but the coast of New York is a lot more than 100 miles of
the coast of LA.
The point I was trying to make over to John H was that we have got it
easier here in the UK with being smaller. He just needs to get out
and start looking in the UK and not on Ebay at US purchases he can't
do anything with.
BTW if you see a Bridgeport with Heidenhain on it for $1500 grab it
as the spares people will pay more than that for the controller.
I bought a old CNC retrofit lathe last year for 400 pounds. I got 800
pounds for the controller. 200 pounds each for the two servo's, 100
pounds for the ball screws and 250 pounds for the turret. Scrapped
the rest.

John S.

>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "stevenson_engineers" <machines@n...>
> wrote:
> > >--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "John H." <johnhe-uk@s...> wrote:
> > > > I also came across three Bridgeports for $2,000 each with

DROs

> and
> > > > power feed. And in my searches, I was told that if you look
> hard
> > > > enough, you can find an old Series one with servo's.
> > >
> > > A single word, ebay.com You guys are SO lucky it's untrue, this
> is
> > >without
> > > doubt the biggest tooling _give-away_ I've ever seen. When

people

> > >aren't
> > > watching there are new looking surface grinders and millers

going

> > >for a few
> > > hundred dollars. Some of the things that go on there are
> literally
> > >robbery.
> > > I watch the US auctions just to see what's being sold and for

how

> > >much
> > > (Weird since I live in the UK).
> > >
> >
> > Try looking in the UK.
> > There are bargains to be had here as well, possibly better than

in

> > the US. What you have to realise it the size of the US. In the UK
> if
> > you are selling a machine you can probably get 10 people withing
> 200
> > miles interesed. In the US within 200 miles there are probably

one

> > one or even no takers. You are then faced with shipping costs

which

> > can be more than the machine.
> > I've seen many posts where the machine bought after getting it
> > shipped back isn't what it's made out to be. Even if the guy

agrees

> > to accept it back you are out shipping two ways. All this because
> the
> > distances are too great to just pop up and have a look.
> > Looking and buying on Ebay is an idle mans game. You wait and

often

> > in the end it's down to the guy who has the best sniping software.
> > You talk about buying a mill in the US cheaper than here?
> > If you check back against my name in rcm, Chris Heapies web page,
> UK,
> > rec modelengineering and this list for the last year you will see
> at
> > least 6 mills and 10 lathes not one of which has sold for more

than

> > 1,000 UKP, many at half that.
> >
> > You want a Bridgeport?
> > OK genuine Bridgeport, not clone, genuine Series 1 CNC not the
> > modified J type. On SERVO'S yes made with servo's and Heidenhain
> > controller not the crap BOSS one. WITH HANDWHEELS for manual as
> well
> > as CNC.
> > Fully working only one small known fault [ stuck rapid switch on

X

> > axis ] Seen under power, any any trial 2,000 UKP.
> >
> > How much do you think this would make in the US on Ebay?
> >
> > John S.