New project new guy with Bridgeport Boss conversion
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:34 pm
Well that about takes care of my intro...
I made the decision to use the all in one to convert my (I think) series 2 Boss using the all in one. (Tilt andBy The Way I used the search first and came up zero for "boss Bridgeport all in one " I can't believe those are not in the search terms so I must be doing something wrong... bow head but no hand wheels strictly cnc) circa 1992?
Brief background, I have a number of Mach3 builds on mills routers and plasma machines over the years but have managed to steer clear of servo and servo drives for the sake of simplicity.
I was heading in that direction on this mill using step and direction signals to power those SmartServos, however I listened to the little voice in my head telling me to move beyond the limitations of Mach and especially steppers... After all I'm already planning a VMC conversation in the distant future and I consider this a practicle practice machine for this.
I understand this is exponentially more involved but I grew up in my fathers hvac business and have a general grip on electrical circuits to not cause injury myself too badly...
I watched the excellent YouTube videos that Marty's Garage is doing and he's a great teacher with a logical approach.
What I'm looking for, or I should say who I'm looking for is someone with the experience on my particular machine.
The things I would like to know are: What parts I can repurpose from the original and does anyone have a schematic of their build I could consult.
My machine in in my shop with 3 phase running to a 20a disconnect directly behind it. I stripped out the electronic boards and circuitry I was certain I wouldn't be using.
Some info that may be interesting is if I can run all the conduits in their original respective order so the original wiring will reach the component layout in the centroid example.
I'm not the needy type that needs endless handholding but thought this would help "leapfrog" my project along.
Any help advice or documentation would be greatly appreciated.
MY ALL IN ONE HAS BEEN BENCH TESTED AND PASSED. it's essentially ready for duty. I have the VFD macro loaded and calibrated and the jog/remote panel with touch screen.
By The Way I used the search first and came up zero for "boss Bridgeport all in one " I can't believe those are not in the search terms so I must be doing something wrong...
I made the decision to use the all in one to convert my (I think) series 2 Boss using the all in one. (Tilt andBy The Way I used the search first and came up zero for "boss Bridgeport all in one " I can't believe those are not in the search terms so I must be doing something wrong... bow head but no hand wheels strictly cnc) circa 1992?
Brief background, I have a number of Mach3 builds on mills routers and plasma machines over the years but have managed to steer clear of servo and servo drives for the sake of simplicity.
I was heading in that direction on this mill using step and direction signals to power those SmartServos, however I listened to the little voice in my head telling me to move beyond the limitations of Mach and especially steppers... After all I'm already planning a VMC conversation in the distant future and I consider this a practicle practice machine for this.
I understand this is exponentially more involved but I grew up in my fathers hvac business and have a general grip on electrical circuits to not cause injury myself too badly...
I watched the excellent YouTube videos that Marty's Garage is doing and he's a great teacher with a logical approach.
What I'm looking for, or I should say who I'm looking for is someone with the experience on my particular machine.
The things I would like to know are: What parts I can repurpose from the original and does anyone have a schematic of their build I could consult.
My machine in in my shop with 3 phase running to a 20a disconnect directly behind it. I stripped out the electronic boards and circuitry I was certain I wouldn't be using.
Some info that may be interesting is if I can run all the conduits in their original respective order so the original wiring will reach the component layout in the centroid example.
I'm not the needy type that needs endless handholding but thought this would help "leapfrog" my project along.
Any help advice or documentation would be greatly appreciated.
MY ALL IN ONE HAS BEEN BENCH TESTED AND PASSED. it's essentially ready for duty. I have the VFD macro loaded and calibrated and the jog/remote panel with touch screen.
By The Way I used the search first and came up zero for "boss Bridgeport all in one " I can't believe those are not in the search terms so I must be doing something wrong...