It would be a lot of work and a lot of custom parts. It is possible, but maybe not practical. If you have other machine tools to build parts it might be an interesting project.
Just found this machine local
https://www.trademe.co.nz/business-f...b8e2b89c66-003
Anybody know how involved it would be to covert to cnc control please ?
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It would be a lot of work and a lot of custom parts. It is possible, but maybe not practical. If you have other machine tools to build parts it might be an interesting project.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA
Last edited by dudz; 04-12-2020 at 11:29 PM.
It's an old slow speed machine. That in itself is not horrible but won't have the performance Bridgeport style machine. It looks like the vertical spindle is fixed so the only Z movements possible are by the knee. On the other hand, take off the vertical spindle and use the horizontal spindle and you can do some serious metal removal with that old beast.
Don't know what you are going to get into when installing ball screws in that, but you will want to use ball screws that are at least as big as the lead screws that are in it now.
It is certainly possible to add speed control by using a VFD.
Last edited by Jim Dawson; 04-13-2020 at 02:03 AM.
Jim Dawson
Sandy, Oregon, USA
Ok thanks. I found a link to the D model below, but cannot find mentioned the Z max clearance
Denbigh Milling Machines