Bridgeport CNC1

[beameng]

I have a Bridgeport CNC1 Mill that I got at a auction, and it is just taking up space in my shop. We have got more and more mill work as of lately, and I want to update the mills CNC system. I want to change the control out , but I want to keep my stepper motor drives. What do you all recommend. It needs to be accurate, reliable, and affordable.

[widgits]

What control system is on that mill?
Are you sure that its a stepper system?
Ive done a couple of Bridgeport retrofits.
Not sure that I would bother with a stepper based machine.

Need more info

widgits

[beameng]

What control system is on that mill?

Boss 3 Control.

Are you sure that its a stepper system?

Yes

We were looking at a flashcut CNC retrofit, keeping our stepper drives, because the price rung up to 4K w/ the steppers, and 9k with a servo conversion. We don't think that the mill itself is worth spending that much money on.