Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Bridgeport for CNC, what to look for?

That also seems a little high for a Hydrapoint. They were selling for
around $400 at auction four or five years ago. I guess scrap prices
have gone up.

If you check out the practical machinist board in the for sale section,
there's a fellow in California that has a BTC-1 he wants to sell. I
think he'd take any reasonable offer (i.e. anything more than scrap).
That's a pretty decent machine as-is, but you can always retrofit if
you want.

Comes with a complete set of manuals and an assortment of toolholders.
If you buy it, you can lend me the manuals for copying :-) And if you
retrofit, you can sell me the old controls, so it's a no-lose deal :-)

No financial interest, but I have been trying to get him to scrap it
so I can get the manuals and controls :-) It's too far for me to
ship the whole machine.

If you're interested, drop me a note and I'll send you his e-mail.

Paul

On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 07:42:32AM +0100, John Stevenson wrote:
>
> > Hello group!
> >
> > I've been looking for a CNC victim mill for a few years and came
> > across a Bridgeport on Craigslist for 650 near Seattle. I'm going to
> > go look at it tomorrow. What should I be looking for?
> > I've only worked on lathes, mills are a new to me. It seems like they
> > might have different kinds of problems.
> >
> > It has hydraulic cylinders in place of screws and handwheels for the X
> > and Y travel.
> >
> > Also wondering about moving the thing.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any tips/advice.
> >
> >
> Sounds like a Moog Hydrapoint.
> If so they are more trouble to convert than a manaul mill by the time you have bought ball screws and maschined up for mountings.
>
> I'd seriously keep looking.
>
> John S.
>
>

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