Re: interesting new midi-sized cnc mill

On the bridgeport and "never seen one cheap" --

I was a few minutes too late to snag off ebay for .99 plus
shipping. No reserve, no bids, located in California. Mighta been
a series 1, but I am sure it was a Bridgeport or at least a good
quality clone.

Mark

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Craig Stevens
<craig.stevens@s...> wrote:

>
> 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
> >
> >
>