so i needed a truck with a lift gate and a forklift today...

[ericire12]

Two pages and no pictures come on TAB!

[TAB]

Tim, I hate Proto Trac.  
 I can do my own programing with G codes, but I just can't get the hang of that conversational programming. (granted I have far less opportunity to work with it )

TAB, lets have details !
Is it strictly manual ? Or does it have the servo's etc for auto feed ?  DRO ?
Rotary table ?  I run a Bridgeport every night and I don't get to have a rotary table.
Don't need it for the parts I run, but still ....      I do however have an auto indexing  ( Haas )  head on it so  PHHHT on you  

GunsRUs, check this out.  

http://www.cncguns.com/downloads.html

manuel all the way, dro yes.

[m25operator]

Too bad Solus your not in my hood, or that would be a fact.

[TAB]

mi garage es su garage?   

for some tools yes, looking at my table saw the wrong way will get you shot.

[tombogan03884]

His hammers , OK, no prob.
His wife, maybe.
Look at the table saw wrong and he'll kill you.
A man has got to have his priorities.   

Best thing about manual is that if you start getting in to trouble you can just stop cranking 

[Sponsor]

[TAB]

His hammers , OK, no prob.
His wife, maybe.
Look at the table saw wrong and he'll kill you.
A man has got to have his priorities.   

Best thing about manual is that if you start getting in to trouble you can just stop cranking 

i already have 3 projects planed.

1 new thermostat housing for the boat
2  brackets for the boat
3 router jig stuff.

[tombogan03884]

Have fun 

[Pathfinder]

i already have 3 projects planed.

1 new thermostat housing for the boat
2  brackets for the boat
3 router jig stuff.

All that effort for brackets? WTF???   

OTOH, I have no clue how to operate these, or even what they're used for, so have fun.

[tombogan03884]

Path, (and you others not familiar with machining, )
Here's a video of a CNC Milling machine in action, what TAB got does the same things but uses hand cranks for controll instead of a computer.

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/featured-videos/big-kaiser-full-cut-mill-181501/

Here's one that is just cool to watch, Tim, could you program that ?  

http://www.gaskrank.tv/tv/motorrad-fun/36-kg-schwerer-alu-daishin-cro-10963.htm

[PegLeg45]

Nice mill, TAB.
 
I've run older Bridgeports off and on since high school. Would love to have a mill and a lathe in my shop.
I missed a golden chance 15 years ago when the company I worked for sold off all their older machines for scrap price to make room for CNC machines. One of my neighbors (who was a co-worker) bought several for his shop and after retiring, opened a gunsmith shop about a mile down the road.