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12-05-2016 #7
Hmm, just had a thought...
Instead of dropping around £2k on building a mini-mill/router, what I should have done is use that cash to convert the Bridgeport and fit an adaptor mount that enables me to hold the 24k water-cooled spindle - best of both worlds??
I could even mount a complete Z-axis on the rear of the ram where the slotting head should fit!
The BP has a lovely 48" bed, ok maybe it only has 9" of Y axis but thats still not too shabby I think, certainly I've done a hell of a lot of big jobs on the old girl.
So, what would the drawbacks be here?
The new spindle has the speed I need, I think a BP conversion can reach 4-5000 mm/min rapids which is where the mini-mill is set so thats no issue, ballscrews would provide the same accuracy as the mini-mill has presumably.
Hmmm......Last edited by Davek0974; 12-05-2016 at 03:27 PM.
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