RE: Bridgeport Series II CNC specifications

I looked seriously into buying one these CNC bridgeports; speaking to
engineers who work on them, it transpires that the motor unit / head
splits down quite easily, and allows the machine to be rolled on steel
rods under a standard garage door height. Be careful about the weight
though, it's a scary thing to move on an inadequate crane.

In the end I bought a non-CNC series 1, and some stepper motors and
other gubbins to give me CNC control.

Peter Moreton

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "tmartin23" <tmartin23@y...> wrote:
> > I have the opportunity to try to squeeze one of these machines

into

> > my garage and I have been having difficulty finding out the
> > dimensions of this beast. This is an early 1980's Boss5 / stepper
> > motor controlled machine with the rigid ram and kwik-switch
> tooling.
> > Does anyone know the specific height requirements? A manual

Series

> > II Special Bridgeport is 84" - I've been told. I know this CNC
> > machine is a bit taller than that. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tim