Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport Boss 5

Take a close look a the Ajax cnc control (AKA Centroid). I have personally
installed two of there CNC retrofits. They have a complete system just for
the Boss 5 retro.

No affiliation just a satisfied customer.

www.ajaxcnc.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Quinn" <sugarcreek99@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport Boss 5


> Nathan,
> I don't know the status of AHHA but that is what I
> retrofitted my B'port BTCII, Boss 7.9 with. I too kept
> the steppers and after all the hassle of the tool
> changer it was well worth it. I now have a nice mill
> with a 24 station tool changer that works like a
> champ. AHHA seemed slow to deal with but it works. I
> can add a 4th axis later. Also I kept the 24VDC B'port
> power supply,110VAC power supply as well as the
> pneumatic manifold system for gear shift change and
> tool changer. I did replace the old ice cube relays
> with solid state(OPTO 22) relays. I have never added
> it all up but I guess I have just under $5,000.00 in
> the control setup. I bought a old 90 mhz pentiumII
> computer from the local Salvation Army Thrift Store
> and put a new hard drive in it. The AHHA control with
> pendant was $4436.00. It was a good experience for me
> and I learned a lot. Further as I have problems later
> I will be more able to fix them myself. I have the
> mill running nearly everyday and with the tool changer
> I can be off doing other work and not have to attend
> to the machine.I also removed the old dc spindle set
> up for a more modern ac inverter set up. That is not
> included in the $5,000.00 price. The jury is still out
> on the spindle however. The ac setup does not have the
> torque and I still have the dc motor.I may wind up
> going back to dc.
> Dan Quinn
> --- rocketscientistnate
> <rocketscientistnate@...> wrote:
>
> > I haven't had time to keep up with the posts lately,
> > so I apologize
> > if this issue has been recently addressed. I have a
> > Bridgeport Boss
> > 5, and I think this time it finally kicked the
> > bucket. I've checked
> > with placed like Centroid and Ajax, and while they
> > offer good
> > products, they're out of my price range. Can
> > anybody tell me what
> > the cheapest way to do a retrofit would be? The
> > stepper motors are
> > all in good shape so I would like to reuse them, and
> > I have two
> > extra so I would like something that coule be
> > upgradable to 4 or 5
> > axis later, but its not crucial. Also I've never
> > quite figured out a
> > comprehensive list of all the parts needed to make
> > it go (drives,
> > controllers, power supply, software, probably a pc,
> > anything else?)
> > and where does one find a good kit that includes all
> > of them. I'm
> > not particular about the software, I'll probably
> > program my own g-
> > code anyway. I don't need any kind of speed records
> > with rapid
> > travel or anything, and I mainly cut 6061 Al. I
> > just need to make
> > it go.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Nathan Clymer
> >
> >
> >
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