Equipment/Boxford CNC Mill
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| CNC Mill | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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
- 8 spindle speeds 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
- (Mailing list post)
- Spindle taper is a Coventry quick-change ref Or possibly EasyChange. maker examples
- Reliable Manual source (cheaper would be nice)
- Possible manual source
- Photos by Russ
Boxford are aid to be unhelpful regarding support and will only talk to educational users. However, they do publish spares lists and software updates.
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.
Troubleshooting
- The cutter appears to spin off-centre
- When slotting in the collet make sure to put it the right way in as it's got a notch which will only go in fully when aligned