operation as-is. I actually have a 480VAC VFD in my garage, but don't know
if it works. It is in a cabinet about 3' tall by 2' wide by 1' or so
thick! Came from a NMSU auction. Need to look around for a tranny with
some of our subs who do electrical work, I guess... Plus, I can't even fit
a mill in my garage at present! I have a 750lb centrifuge sitting on a
trailer outside that I need to bring in for a vacuum station I want to
build...
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Ron Thompson <ron@ourcadguy.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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 <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<nickjandrews%40gmail.com>
> <nickjandrews%40gmail.com>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: Nick Andrews<nickjandrews@gmail.com <nickjandrews%40gmail.com>
> <nickjandrews%40gmail.com>>
>
> >> Subject: [gingery_machines] value of a used BP mill?
> >> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com<gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> <gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>,
> >> OpenLathe@yahoogroups.com <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/
>
>
>
--
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
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