Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC bridgeport

Honest answer... If you are looking at iron of around the size of a
bridgeport to make money with, find a CNC ready mill. Plenty of old iron
around that can be had for virtually scrap, and some of it is still in very
good condition. Shop around, and ebay might turn one up for less than $1000,
or you may find a dealer wanting to shift one cheap.

Converting a Bridgeport turret mill can be a long and painfull task with the
added bonus of destroying it's resale value. A decent manual Bridgy might go
for $3500 - $4000, a CNC convert may only get $1000.

Regards, Paul.

On Sunday 30 November 2003 2:15 am, Jessie wrote:
> The motor mounts, ball screws, and Z axis mounts run up to 3,235
> $ from microkinetics, flashcutCNC offers the same as an option to
> their retrofit for 4,995$. Does microkinetics offer the controller
> and everything else, cause I couldnt find it one their site or the
> 42M1150 steppers. I would rather have servos. I dont like the 695$
> price on the motor mounts when I could probally make them myself for
> way less then 100$.

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