Re: Bridgeport CNC retrofit recommendations wanted.

Bob, I bought a ACRA 9X49" BP clone and retrofitted it with an X,Y
and quill kit from Elrod Machine and servos and controller from
Flashcut and am VERY happpy with it.
I have used Anilam controls, as well as a Haas with fanuc controls
and Flashcut is soooo much better--I can program the part, post it
to a file, minimize the controller program, open Flashcut, and run
the part on the same computer. No floppy's, no DNC, no hassle. It
seems like a lot of people think that conversational code, canned
cycles and mirroring in the controller is important, but it is
usually much quicker to do that stuff in the CAM system: especially
with the unlimited file size with a Windows-based controller.
The Elrod hardware is first-rate--Bridgeport used their
quill system for their OEM machines.