The quill cover is 6+ inches tall, so taking it off seems significant since not taking it off means it wouldn't have gone in the garage.
I reused the existing servo motors and the various transformers and some terminal strips and things like that. The OEM contactors were 120v and I had to replace them as the Centroid system was designed around 24v. I also needed limit switches at each end of an axis where the Delta 20 used a central switch for each axis.
The system boots as Centroid but I didn't buy their "here's a cabinet with all the servos and pendant/console wired up" standard package. I used my own monitor and keyboard which gives me a nice
easy to read 17" color LCD. The Dynapath Delta 20 had a small (8"?) monochrome monitor that had some "burn in" issues and I found it pretty hard to read. Since things are not getting any easier to read as I get older I couldn't see trying to fight with that. If I want a tiny monochrome monitor I'll go out and see if I can buy a Kaypro as a conversation piece.
The Tree with Delta20 was a working system when I got it but I went straight to the control conversion. I must say that it seems pretty nice to not need to worry about DNC/drip feed or putting things on floppies since the Centroid accepts an external USB drive. I think the bootable card drive that I have in it now is 1G (bigger than stock) too so storage is not an issue.
I bought most all of the software options as well as the tool setter and probe. Now I just need to get to the point where I know how to make productive use of all that stuff! But the conversational part of the control seems pretty easy for a CNC newbie to work with.
btw, are you the "MechWerks" from chopperweb?
cheers,
Michael