Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Denford CNC Starmill Advice Sought

Hi Steve,

The mill can be converted to PC control. I have an Orac and a Triac and they
are nice solid machines.
By the looks of it the Starmill is pretty much a scaled down Triac. It uses
stepper drives and I am pretty sure it uses ballscrews.

There is some info here http://www.desktopcnc.com/olddenford.htm Apparently
the Starmill is still made under licence by MTAB india
http://www.mtabindia.com so spares are probably available.

It sounds like an excellent machine to convert. I would buy it if it is the
right price.

Les

> Dear Group,
>
> I have been offered a Denford CNC Starmill and am in need of
> information before
> parting with my hard earned cash.
>
> Here is what I know thus far...
>
> It appears to quite old as the software and dongle is for a BBC micro
> I am assuming it was manufactured sometime in the 80's.
>
> Does anyone have any idea if this machine can be converted to run on
> a PC
> using EMC or such like?
>
> Does this machine use ballscrews?
> Stepper motor's or servos?
> How accurate where these machines when new or in good order etc etc?
>
> Any information / help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Steve.