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On 12/1/2010 11:18 AM, Druid Noibn wrote:
>
> Hi Ron,
> Â
> Just chiming in...information only.
> Â
> For small VFDs (maybe some larger ones?) one can get a 115vac 1-phase
> input & 220v 3-phase output. I have one in my shop. Again, a small
> unit.
> Â
> Kind regards,
> DBN
> Â
>
> --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Ron Thompson <ron@ourcadguy.com
> <mailto:ron%40ourcadguy.com>> wrote:
>
> From: Ron Thompson <ron@ourcadguy.com <mailto:ron%40ourcadguy.com>>
> Subject: Re: [gingery_machines] value of a used BP mill?
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 9:48 AM
>
> Â
>
> Hey Nick,
>
> Tree is a good brand. To me, the 480V is a deal killer unless it can be
> rewired for 240. VFDs are nice, but I have never seen one output more
> voltage than was input. Doesn't mean there isn't one, just make sure
> before you base a buy decision on it.
>
> The motor may be proprietary, so swapping it may be a problem. Again,
> verify it.
>
> Patience will save you money and usually get you a better machine.
>
> --
>
> Ron Thompson
> On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space
> Center, USA
>
> Sometimes you just gotta do what makes you smile.<GRIN>
>
> http://www.ourcadguy.com/
>
> http://www.plansandprojects.com My hobby pages are here:
> http://www.plansandprojects.com/My%20Machines/
>
> Visit the castinghobby FAQ:
> http://castinghobbyfaq.bareboogerhost.com/
>
> On 12/1/2010 9:27 AM, Nick Andrews wrote:
> > How about these:
> >
> > 1) Tree model 2UV upright metal milling machine with digital read
> out 480
> > volts.
> > 2) Tree model 2VG upright metal milling machine with digital read
> out 480
> > volts.
> >
> > The guy wants $2000 each, negotiable. I am not familiar with Tree at all
> > (not that I amm familiar with a BP either, really), but they have
> the DROs
> > already, which is nice. I may try to go see them this weekend and take
> > pics. I think I could either swap motors out or maybe get a VFD to
> output
> > 480 3ph or use a VFD for 240V 3Ph then a stepup tranny maybe?
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Kerri Duncan
> > <silverforgestudio@yahoo.com
> <mailto:silverforgestudio%40yahoo.com>>wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Nick- figure the value of the weight in scrap- that is your bottom
> dollar
> >> price- if the machine is not workable it is just that- alot of scrap...
> >> -The top price is dependant on what the beds and other things look
> like and
> >> if it runs true- nothing bent... a good estimate with a couple of
> old timers
> >> in my area was to price out a set of tooling, bushings, bearings
> and add a
> >> few bucks for machining the beds/ways and getting things trued
> up... then
> >> figure out what the time is worth to you to actually FIX
> everything... to
> >> working status, not mint. Take this cost OFF what a newer one without
> >> tooling goes for (use gold machinery, e-bay, Auction-house whatever
> to price
> >> one in appraised good condition for the value $$$) and add a fudge
> factor
> >> and always add to the value the time spent in the actual re-build
> to you.
> >> -Do not get emotionally tied to it- its a tool... AFTER you put your
> >> blood-sweat-mashed thumbs and skinned knuckles into the&$#@#
> thing... THEN
> >> its emotionally valuable!
> >> -Your mileage may vary, batteries not included, some assembly required,
> >> call your mother and all the usual comments... hope this helps
> >>
> >> --- On Tue, 11/30/10, Nick Andrews<nickjandrews@gmail.com
> <mailto:nickjandrews%40gmail.com><nickjandrews%40gmail.com>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: Nick Andrews<nickjandrews@gmail.com
> <mailto:nickjandrews%40gmail.com><nickjandrews%40gmail.com>>
> >> Subject: [gingery_machines] value of a used BP mill?
> >> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com><gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>,
> >> OpenLathe@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:OpenLathe%40yahoogroups.com><OpenLathe%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 11:31 AM
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Okay, I am looking for a price range on a used Bridgeport mill a
> guy has
> >> locally on CL. He wants 2500 but says it is negotiable. I have not seen
> >> it, but it comes with no tooling but has the 48 bed on it. Don't
> know about
> >> power feed kits, etc. Any idea on a range from poor to like new
> condition?
> >> Yeah, I know it's a tough question without seeing it!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Nick A
> >>
> >> "You know what I wish? I wish that all the scum of the world had but a
> >> single throat, and I had my hands about it..." Rorschach, 1975
> >>
> >> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> >> safety
> >> deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, Historical
> Review
> >> of Pennsylvania, 1759
> >>
> >> "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then
> names the
> >> streets after them." Bill Vaughan
> >>
> >> "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil
> men."
> >> Plato
> >>
> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >>
> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Ron Thompson
> On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space
> Center, USA
>
> Sometimes you just gotta do what makes you smile.<GRIN>
>
> http://www.ourcadguy.com/
>
> http://www.plansandprojects.com My hobby pages are here:
> http://www.plansandprojects.com/My%20Machines/
>
> Visit the castinghobby FAQ:
> http://castinghobbyfaq.bareboogerhost.com/
>
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>
>
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Sometimes you just gotta do what makes you smile.<GRIN>
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