Benchman 4th axis

[Mbair]

I have a benchman 2500 bench top mill. I want to expand to 4- axis.
I have been told that the only 4th axis rotory table I can use is the benchman. The machine was hard wired by the factory for 4-axis. Shouldn't it be possable to wire any 4-axis to this machine? any Advice?

I posted this yesterday in the wrong place, it was moved i have no Idea where! Sorry new user ignorance.

Michael

[scottsss]

I have the Prolight 2000. Just to ask is yours a new machine or have you had it a while????? The reason I'm asking is I have to use the old DOS software to run mine and was looking at switching over to MASTER5 or mach1. Still need to play with the machine and see if this is possible. If not you can always upgrade sevor controlers to Gekko. Told that would work.

Then you can put what ever table you want on the mil. But if the mill is new and under warranty...

[Mbair]

Thank you Scottsss

It is a 3 year old machine, Runs on a windows based program. But i would think it's just a mater of wiring any 4th axis correctly and my current program should work?

Any thoughts

Michael

[scottsss]

All you can do is try. See what happens.