Pledge: CNC Mill

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

• CNC Fusion X2 conversions - Kit #4 at $559 - excludes motors, controller - but requires no physical changes to the mill. 3 axis - with upgraded ballscrews - presumably to reduce backlash.
• KDN conversion kit.
• Plans for X2 conversion - Not free

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