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CNC Milling Machine Vote (view source)
Revision as of 06:05, 6 November 2014
, 06:05, 6 November 2014→Candidate Machine
== Candidate Machine ==
== Candidate Machine ==
We have located a Bridgeport Series I Interact machine that we believe would be a good machine for our shop. It is very similar in size and capabilities to our current manual Bridgeport with a few exceptions:
We have located a Bridgeport Series I Interact machine that we believe would be a good machine for our shop. It is very similar to our current manual Bridgeport with a few exceptions:
* DC servo motors controlling x & y axes and the quill.
* DC servo motors controlling x & y axes and the quill.
* old Heidenhain CNC controller
* old Heidenhain CNC controller
* 34"x12" table (shorter and wider than our Bridgeport's table)
* 34"x12" table (shorter and wider than our Bridgeport's table)
* ball screws instead of Acme screws for x, y, z axes.
This is probably a mid to late '80s machine, newer than our manual machine. Overall, the condition seems to be at least as good as our Bridgeport. The chrome ways have little wear. No marks on the table.
This is probably a mid to late '80s machine, newer than our manual machine. Overall, the condition seems to be at least as good as our Bridgeport. The chrome ways have little wear and there are no marks on the table.
== Software ==
== Software ==