The value of the boss control is negative. The value of steppers is also somewhat questionable, in my opinion, but they will work great.
That Tree 425 looks like a serious machine. i On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:42 PM, John Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > The control is a trickle feed (300 bps) or paper tape I understand. I > don't > have 3 phase, so I was thinking of converting the control side so I could > run it single phase (shouldn't be too hard) and the installing a VFD for > the > spindle, which I want to do anyway. > > Thanks for the input. I think it will pretty much depend on what I can get > the unit for - I'm not willing to pay extra for a BOSS control that works, > because it's of limited utility, and I'm familiar with EMC already. If I > rebuild the controls, I know how to debug them more effectively. > > Given the comparisons, I'm looking at the Tree 425, Bridgeport series 1 and > II's, and a shizuoka AN. It's quite a range there, but the knee mills just > seem a little easier to fit into the garage. ;) > > Thanks! > John > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Colin K <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If the control still works, why not just use it until it croaks? Does it > > only have a tape drive or something similar that makes it miserable to > use? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You > > This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details > > its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative > > solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit > for your organization - today and in the future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
