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Well here is my mill. It is a Bridgeport Boss5. It was once an AH-HA retrofit. I replaced the computer and original AH-HA control card with a new computer and Mach3 with a G100. I kept the AH-HA stepper drivers and power supply. One reason I got rid of the HA-HA control was the lack of ethernet, CD drive, USB or anything other than RS232 and crappy floppy drive. It was great 10 years ago, but not anymore. I replaced the Floppy with a USB hub on the pendant. Now I can use a USB camera, a mouse, or a Shuttle pro pendant.
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The pics are of the mill, the old screen under AH-HA control, and the new pendant with the USB hub.
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Here is a pic of the ways, the cabinet and how I mounted the computer.
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Nice looking machine, pendant, and cabinet Monty.
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That is a GREAT looking job!
AHHA was the best about 10 years back... that is why I have a copy that we ran on a mill like the one that you have
Keep up the great work!
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Great job. Thanks for posting the pics.
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Tidy looking mill, looks to be in slightly better condition than mine. What backlash do you have? mine is about 1.5 thou on X and 1thou Y and 1/10th on Z.
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Is that 1/10th of its stroke
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Quote from: Graham Waterworth on June 09, 2007, 11:42:21 PM
Is that 1/10th of its stroke
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Haha you don't want to see my old series 1 Interact that I dumped out in the covered yard! Might end up as yet another boat mooring in Poole harbour oneday! There's a few sunk down there already
BUT I had thought recently of resurrecting it for ruff ruff work LOL...
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Quote from: fdos on June 10, 2007, 09:53:53 AM
BUT I had thought recently of resurrecting it for ruff ruff work LOL...
Wayne....
You should send it up to me, thats the only kind of work I do, its not intended to be but it always ends up that way
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