Bridgeport Series 1 w/pics Need Help!

[isiahstites]

Considering buying this machine and fixing it up for my own use to build bike parts for my race bikes. I would also build those same parts to sell to others to support my habit.

The machine was removed from my friends fabrication shop and was put outside under a covered parking structure. As you can see there is no plenty of rust. The cover of the Heidenhain controller was left off and I see rust in various locations. Also the screen for the controller at the rear seems to have a broken bulb or something. When the machine was removed it was a working machine.

Any input is welcome as I do not know **** about these machines.

Whats it worth as it sits/ whats the most you would pay? He is trying to help me get my parts going, he offered it to me to use at no cost "just take it", but I do not want to put any money into it to get it running unless I own the machine.

[isiahstites]

Anyone?

[fidia]

Wouldn't be a job I would take on. You sould cost all replacement components, labour and if the machine leadscrews etc are OK vs buying a working interact

[fidia]

As a sample

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bridgeport-Int...item335f869d91

[isiahstites]

Originally Posted by fidia Wouldn't be a job I would take on. You sould cost all replacement components, labour and if the machine leadscrews etc are OK vs buying a working interact

Thanks for the reply, don't really know much about it but I am eager to learn. I went to a local school to learn cad/cam and have purchased software to design my own parts, I just need a machine. Unfortunatley I am about out of money.

From what you can see do you have any ball park figures you can throw at me?

[Boots]

A thousand $$$ in U.S. funds will not go far here. If your buget is tight I'd search else where. Looks like a bunch of headachs to me. You will be plagued with electrical problems being it was left outside. Moisture kills these types of machines once it gets into the controls.

[isiahstites]

Originally Posted by Boots A thousand $$$ in U.S. funds will not go far here. If your buget is tight I'd search else where. Looks like a bunch of headachs to me. You will be plagued with electrical problems being it was left outside. Moisture kills these types of machines once it gets into the controls.

Thank you for your reply.

[jalessi]

Isiahstites,

Depending on the price of the machine. If the ball-screws, spindle and axis motors are still good I believe it would be a very good control retrofit candidate.

How much do they want for the old iron?

Jeff...

[isiahstites]

Originally Posted by jalessi Isiahstites, Depending on the price of the machine. If the ball-screws, spindle and axis motors are still good I believe it would be a very good control retrofit candidate. How much do they want for the old iron? Jeff...

Jeff - My friend who let his son use the machine at his son's shop. The son quit using the machine and it ended up outside. My friend said go get it and I could use it as long as I would like. I told him the machine needed some work and that I could not put money in the machine unless I owned the machine. I asked him to sell it to me, he said make me an offer. The son said the machine worked perfect prior to dis-connecting and moving outside.

After some research I found the machines going from 4-6K depending on goodies. I felt everything would be ok and was willing to put a little money into her to make it work good or give her a tune-up. I offered 2k and he said ok.

After getting her in the sunlight the rust was very apparent and I then saw the rust and the open cover on the back of the control and the broken screen bulb. I called my friend and said I needed to do more research first.

Now I am here posting, reading, and researching.

Thanks,
Scott

[polaraligned]

Scott, I own several of these machines.
My first one I bought in similar condition for $800 and I spent thousands getting it in decent order.

RUN AWAY FROM IT. It is a POS.

The control is shot.
Who knows what condition the head is in.
Mine, even though covered and outside 6 months, had some bad rust on the table ways.

This machine is worth scrape value.
Please look elsewhere before you get burned.

Scott

[gus]

one does not leave a machine outside that one expects to get money for

2k is waaaaaaaaaaay overpaying for this machine

scrap value

If it would run under power it might be worth a grand if the water damage is not too great.

The control on this machine [and r2c3 it appears] is a 145 and no longer directly supported by heidenhain.

[isiahstites]

Thank you both for your replies, I appreciate your input.

Scott