Ignoramus21067 wrote:

On 2010-02-23, Ignoramus21067 wrote:
Someone is offering me a Bridgeport Series II Interact CNC mill. He
says that it worked but the Heidenhein controller is no longer
operational. Whether this is true or not, as always is questionable.

Clarification, he says that the monitor is not working. Assuming it is
true and so on

i

The price is $500.

My question is, can this somehow be fixed or a newer control
installed. Does this require supernatural qualifications, or do you
think that I could do it with some diagnostic and part swapping
skills.

Also could I run this as a regular manual mill.

I need the answer ASAP

Thanks

i

You can't run it as a regular mill due to the ballscrews (no braking
action). Repair would range from replacing a monitor (simple), to a full
retrofit with EMC2 or Mach3 (complex).

I'd certainly jump on it at that price. If you were not ~900 miles away,
I'd offer you a bit more to hold it for me and go get it. I've kept an
eye out for a similar deal near me and haven't found one.