On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:54 PM, John Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > I emc'ed a small benchtop mill back when it was pre-emc2. That machine has > worked great, but I would like something bigger and stiffer. I recently > redid my config, upgraded to EMC2, and it's even better than the old EMC. > The HAL is sweet. > > > > I would be doing very small niche production (20-50 parts per year, 5 at a > time, small parts, 2x2x4 ) and hobby stuff.... Everyone points to the > VMC's > and says that's the only way to go, but I can't spend 15k on a machine I > run > very part time, and don't have the space for. > > I found a bridgeport boss 5 series 1 locally that actually still runs. I'm > debating making a low offer (He's asking $2500, with some tool holders), it > has a QC30 spindle and power drawbar, then gutting and parting out the > electronics, and converting to either new NAM34 steppers with encoders or > servos. I've inspected the mill, and it's tight and been well cared for. > (I'd rather find a Boss that had a blown control after a few hours sitting > in a corner somwhere...) > > Should I be looking for another mill instead? The vertical mills seem like > they would strike a good balance between size and capability, although they > lack a lot of the speed and automation. > > If I go with steppers and encoders, is the picosystems card the way to go? > Other suggestions for the hardware with the 'best integration' in EMC2? > Last time around, I built a lot of stuff. This time, I'm more interested > in > getting a solid setup running and making chips, so I'd be buying breakout > cards, interface boards, drivers, etc. > > Thanks in advance... > > murph > > I have a Bridgeport Interact with servos and I am extremely happy.
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