![]() ![]() My trailer has electric brakes and set at %60 they did a nice job of stopping the rig. Once on the trailer I used a come-along to skid the machine up over the axles. All of us here are folks who know how to do things, but the fellow on the fork truck to the left is a man who knows how to get shit done and he directed the action. I was a bit nervous about the prospect of using two forklifts in concert. Some creative positioning and the addition of a strap finally got the machine high enough so that I could back my flatbed trailer under it. Each of these forklifts is rated at 3000Lbs. The machine itself weighs in at about 3500Lbs. In fact, I will probably convert regardless, but I need to study the pros and cons first. If I have too much difficultly resurrecting the BOSS controller I will very likely convert the machine to use the EMC2 Linux based controller. These things are pretty primitive TTL logic cards feeding power Darlington output transistor that drive stepper motors so I have no doubt that I will be able to fix what ever may be amiss–most likely the boards just need to be re-seated. This is an older CNC mill that is in great shape as far as the iron is concerned but, according to the seller, had exhibited some flakiness with the controller after being moved. I've been in the market for a milling machine since the beginning of the year and when I saw a Bridgeport series II CNC mill pop up on Craiglist for $1000 I decided to jump at it. One of my goals for this year is to add some real machining capabilities to my shop. ![]()
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