Re: Setting Lathe or Mill Gibs

Hi Jon,

I have a Bridgeport BOSS4 series 1 and I have all the manuals for
it.
I will dig them out later and see what I ca find.
Family is taking me out for my birthday today so I better not get
to envolved with anything at the moment.
Email off line if you wish and let me know what you need.

Gary

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@...> wrote:
>
> Hello, all,
>
> Does anyone have drawings of the Bridgeport BOSS table/saddle
> components? I have been working on a Series-I BOSS saddle and
> knee for retrofit to my manual round-ram Bridgeport. I had been
> planning on using the original 9x32" table, but I'm starting to
> think I'm going to have a problem with getting all these parts
> to work together. I have a BOSS X-axis ballscrew with the rotating
> nut assembly. But, I'm having a real problem figuring out how
> this nut mounted to the saddle. (One reason to not use a BOSS
> table is I'd like to get at least 20" of X travel, I think the
standard
> BOSS with the small table only moves 18".)
>
> Anyway, any drawings somebody might have that show how the
> X screw and nut are installed, and where the motor goes would
> be a great help. If you know where photos of the mechanism
> are, like on the web, that would be just as good. I didn't come
> up with anything after some searching.
>
> If this all turns out to be a disaster, I could just keep my
original
> table and saddle, and use the bigger knee to just get more Y
travel,
> which is much of the reason for this overhaul project.
>
> Thanks much in advance.
>
> Jon
>