I have both a Plasma torch and a Bridgeport mill.
The plasma torch is hand held and cuts great, but hand held (even using
a guide) is no where near as nice as the Bridegport.
A rough set up is all that is required on the Bridgeport. No need to
use a dial indicator to get it to the nearest thousandth. Just square
up the head with the surface to be cut. Just use an adjustable cutter,
or a fly cutter. I don't like fly cutters. They work well, but I don't
like that cutter flying around.
The accessory plates would require no changes from the vertical set-up.
In addition there are no poisonous fumes from the high temp.
73
Roger (K8RI)
On 4/8/2016 Friday 8:03 PM, Mike via TowerTalk wrote:
Huh?...Really?
The set up on that would be a bear!..
A plasma cutter and a bit of layout you'd be done before you could set the
mill head....just sayin'.
73
Mike W2GR
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In a message dated 4/8/2016 7:06:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net writes:
I could rotate the head on the milling machine and bore out the opening
in the tower top plate to take a 3" mast and bearings, but at this
point, it's hardly worth the effort.
73
Roger (K8RI
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