Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] interesting new midi-sized cnc mill

How about this:

$2300 -- Used Bridgeport Series2 Boss CNC mill found on ebay. -Be
careful - Shipping could be expensive!
$400 -- 5hp Rotary Phase converter or VFD.
~$400 -- 3 Gecko G202 stepper drives.
$250 -- Pico Systems Universal Stepper Controller board.
$400 -- New Dell PC.
$0 -- EMC
Maybe a couple of hundred in misc wires, power supply etc.
Total was around $4000...

In my case, about $3K saved, and a LOT more capability... My Series 2
Boss6 conversion took about a week. This wasn't my first CNC build,
but
it wasn't difficult either. My retrofit is running the original Boss6
900 oz in Superior stepper motors. Easy 150ipm rapids...

/Craig.

Owen wrote:

>I know you guys don't want list time spent on this topic but, I've

been

>reviewing their site and machine specs.
>
>Considering I've been planning a machine upgrade in the next 6 months

and

>fretting over the 25 - 40 k price tags.
>
>This machine fits the bill perfectly and warrants full consideration

for

>anyone, like myself, that is out growing their home built units.
>
>I really would value any input or opinion from this group in regards

to this

>machine vs. building [again] a larger knee column unit. I don't know

that I

>could build it for the price of this unit [including knee column mill
>purchase of 5 - 7 k] Used units are scarce [I've seen only ONE advert

in 7

>years of looking in my local papers] in my area [western Canada.]
>
>thoughts?
>Owen
>
>