Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bridgeport R2E4, HELP!!

Sounds like you stole it. If it is a ridgid ram (big curved neck that
does not adjust) it is going to weigh about 2400 without the BOSS boxes
and controls. That amount of weight is pretty easy to move in the garage
with a pinch bar and some pipe. When we moved mine home, we unbolted the
neck and lifted it off with a forklift and put it back on with a modified
engine hoist (you need to widen the legs so that they will fit around the
base of the mill). With the head on, they are scary top heavy. With it
off, you should be able to walk it across the yard on plywood and pipes.

Mike

Certified heathen and reformed pacifist

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, dmedlin1963 wrote:

> Just bought the mill for $300. The entire control system has been
> removed, no electronic or electrical components at all.
>
> The machine is in great condition as far as the table, ball screws,
> and ways are concerned.
>
> How much does the thing weigh? (I how to move it form the middle of my
> garage to my shop in the backyard)
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> Can I assemble a Mach 3 stepper control system and add the G-Rex in
> the future?
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> Will a set of Dan Mauch's 1303 oz/in stepper motors move the table if
> I use direct drive vs. 2:1 belt mounting?
>
> I have to use a VFD for the 2 hp spindle motor (no 3 phase). I would
> like to have Mach 3 control the spindle. Which one should I use?
>
> Daniel T. Medlin
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