It's here! My 3000lb proof that a bite from the CNC bug is incurable!
Can someone here tell me what WAF is? Because it seems to have skipped over me. At work, we design subwoofers and speakers and talk at length about how to make the product attractive to both target buyers and their spouses, who may not want a big black wooden box sitting next to the computer or TV and looking so, um, big.
My wife must really love me! She let me move a 3000 bridgy in and take over the garage. Hmm. Could it have anything to do with the coincidental and simultaneous arrival of a new puppy for her?? Naw, probably not. She must just love me! =)
I am truly excited about this machine! It seems the right deal came along at the right time! I had five basic requirements. The machine had to be:
-local, within a few hours by truck
-Series I size
-originally designed to be CNC
-in good shape,
-Cheap. cheaper than ebay!
And I happened to find it! A local machine shop was getting rid of their Bridgeport Series I, with BOSS3 control. I didn't care if the control was running or not, but it was, and the shop supervisor demonstrated that everything moved ok and ran fine! The price? Well, let's just say that I could easily spend more money on tooling than I did on the machine itself!
Attached are some images of me getting it home. It cost me $75 to get it from the machine shop to my garage. Hiring a truck with a forklift on the back of it really made this an easy process! Others have hired a tow truck to meet them at their house and use their crane to unload the machine. But then you have to pay two drivers, plus tip, of course. =)