Re: Gotchas? Buying a milling/drilling machine to make it CNC?

Aaah.. Looks like the line got truncated.
Damn.. I can't actually seem to type it in the edit control without
it being autowrapped into two lines. Simply paste the second line in
after the first in the browser address bar.

If you're in the UK, I found doing a search for "milling" turned up
the most milling machines. Then just scroll through the results and
watch the price - anything that's triple digits (or more) should be a
milling machine, vs all the 2/3 pound cheap Ebay nonsense. (noisespam)

I'm trying really for something a little smaller than just going all
the way and getting a Bridgeport and upgrading that to CNC, my flat
mate would freak out and she'll probably kill me. :)


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Fisher" <dave@d...>
wrote:

> The link you give for Ebay won't work for me !
>
> Dave Fisher UK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Abby Katt [mailto:abbylynx@y...]
> Sent: 28 February 2004 12:55
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gotchas? Buying a milling/drilling

machine to

> make it CNC?
>
>
> Me again! :)
>
> I know that no one could give me better advice on this, than you
> guys, so here goes.
>
> I'm looking at the idea of getting a bigger mill than my sherline,
> but have been considering getting a milling/drilling machine (like
> this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&item=2598536382&category=633) and upgrading it to CNC. I
> have access to a pretty big school workshop, so I should be able to
> make any kind of needed shaft-convertors for attaching
> steppers/motors to.
>
> Now my question is, "what's the gotchas?" Am I going to be terribly
> sorry for even trying this? Will the spindle on this mill/drill
> machine wibble too much for CNC? Will it bring me undue suffering?
> Any tips?
>
> Thanks guys! (and girls)
>
>
>
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