Books are available at machinemanuals.net and there is a discussion board which he calls a BLOG. I answer questions there also.
A series one has 18 inches by 12 inches of X and Y travel. A series 2 has more but the main difference is in the weight it supports. The HP of the head (2HP) is the same.
There was a series 2 standard and it had a 4 HP head.
BOSS 3, 4 5, were all series 1 types with stepping motors and they stepped in.001 increments.
BOSS 6 was available as a series 1 or 2 with .0005 inch step increment.
BOSS 7 was also called the BTC1, had a tool changer and a electronic spindle drive, servo motors thus better positioning resolution and was a series 1 flavor.
BOSS 8 and 9 were servo motor, same heads as the BOSS 3,through 6, and were available in either series 1 or 2.
There was a BOSS 10, very rare, a series 1 standard with a 3 axis control and servo motors.
The same iron was sold with various Heidenhain controls, SEM servo motyors, and BOSCH drives. These were called the INTERACT 1 and 2. There was a INTERACT 4 which had the old series 2 standard iron, and a 7 HP electronic spindle drive.
More recently there was an INTERACT 1 MK 2. Series 1 CNC iron, Heidenhain control and the 7 HP electronic spindle drive.
Then came the V2XT. Series 1 iron (NOT the same as the seires 1 CNC iron), with the old CNC BOSS head, 3 axis DX (PC based) control, servo motors.
I hope this helps. If you have any specific questions, fire away.
George W.  |