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* The [http://www.chesteruk.net/store/conquest_mill.htm mill in question]. | * The [http://www.chesteruk.net/store/conquest_mill.htm mill in question]. | ||
* This is actually a rebranded [http://www.siegind.com/product.php?id=8 SIEG X2], which is an exceedingly popular mini-mill. | * This is actually a rebranded [http://www.siegind.com/product.php?id=8 SIEG X2], which is an exceedingly popular mini-mill. | ||
===Potential conversions=== | |||
* [http://www.cncfusion.com/minimill1.html CNC Fusion X2 conversions]. | |||
===Additional information=== | ===Additional information=== | ||
Revision as of 09:23, 9 August 2010
We are looking at performing a CNC conversion kit on the mill in the space
The item
No specific items have yet been selected. We might select individual components ourselves or buy a full conversion kit.
Specification
- Must be reversible - so that we can potentially return the mill in the condition that it was lent to us.
- Axes: 3 or 4 (X,Y,Z,work rotation)
- Max purchase cost: £?
- Construction: conversion kit or self-build ?
Mill
- Loaned to the space by Nigle.
- The mill in question.
- This is actually a rebranded SIEG X2, which is an exceedingly popular mini-mill.
Potential conversions
Additional information
- Cutting sheet metal with a Sherline mill.
- Many mills to see at the London Model Engineering exhibition
- CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO yahoo group
Pledges
- £50 --Teabot 08:34, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
- £20 --Solexious 23:30, 25 July 2010 (UTC) (can increase in future)
Running total: £70
