Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC

v68442 wrote:

> AS A LONG TIME READER OF THE HOME SHOP AMCHINEST I REALLY GOT
> INTERESTED IN CNC WITH THEIR NEW MAGAZINE. i HAVE A BRIDGEPORT MOOG NC

Moog Hydrapoint? It is a positioning-only machine, and I
believe it used hydraulic cylinders for axis motion. I have
heard there are some machines with hydraulic motors and
ballscrews instead of the direct-acting cylinders.

Well, if it has cylinders, you will have to get ballscrews and
install them in the same place. You will have to come up with
either motors with encoders or put linear encoders on the
slides. Depending on the condition of the machine, it may or
may not be a reasonable conversion.

Jon