Equipment/Boxford CNC Mill

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CNC Mill
190VMC CNC mill.jpg
Model Boxford 190VMC
Sub-category CNC
Status Under construction
Training requirement yes
Owner tgreer
Origin Donation through tgreer
Location Basement, Robotics/CNC area
Maintainers artag, mentar

Specs

  • 8speeds 350 to 3500 rpm
  • Rapid traverse rate at 100% 2000mm/min (78"/min)
  • Axis travel
    • X(longitudinal) 225mm (8.9")
    • Y(cross) 150mm (5.9")
    • Z(vertical) 140mm(5.5")
  • System resolution 0.005mm
  • Table dimensions 410 x 130mm(16.1" x 5.1")
  • Spindle to table 202mm (7.9")
  • Centre line of spindle to column 130mm (5.1")
  • Table to column 5 to 130mm (0.2" x 5.1")
  • Tee slots 2 x 10mm

Updates

  • 10-JUL-2014 : Mill arrived, mechanics and electrics work, has what looks like a parallel pot out the back, need to research how to interface.
  • 12-JUL-2014 : Connector is DB25 and almost certainly serial. It appears there is an internal g-code interpreter.

More info


Needed

  • A base/stand (ideally, a sturdy cupboard or machine cabinet like this
  • More toolholders
  • Investigate g-code generation software and the interface
  • Further manuals or other information


Not needed

  • People who take it apart and leave it in pieces
  • Experimenting carelessly. Consider it in the same light as the laser cutter, the robot arm etc. : if you want to work on it, join the official maintainers group and cooperate.