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Message started by verslagen1 on 04/08/20 at 20:36:18

Title: CNC mill refurb
Post by verslagen1 on 04/08/20 at 20:36:18

Anybody familiar with CNC's?

I have a Minitech Mini-mill/2 and it must be going on 30 years old.
So old the pc board locators were oozing out the bottom.

I'm having trouble with the z-axis cutting in and out.
The stepper feels like it's off when it cuts out, I'm able to turn it easily.

Naturally, being a cheap basturd I'd like to fix it.
But upgrading to a controller with a USB port would be a plus.
I'd certainly hate to fix this only for all 3 tits going up soon after.

Title: Re: CNC mill refurb
Post by MMRanch on 04/09/20 at 07:55:12

You've got your own personal CNC MACHINE !

Is that the thing where you shape an electrode to look like the hole you want , then submerge everything in oil and turn the juice on till the electrode burns a hole in your work-piece ?

Title: Re: CNC mill refurb
Post by LANCER on 04/09/20 at 09:27:37

6A796E6F707D7B79722D1C0 wrote:

Anybody familiar with CNC's?

I have a Minitech Mini-mill/2 and it must be going on 30 years old.
So old the pc board locators were oozing out the bottom.

I'm having trouble with the z-axis cutting in and out.
The stepper feels like it's off when it cuts out, I'm able to turn it easily.

Naturally, being a cheap basturd I'd like to fix it.
But upgrading to a controller with a USB port would be a plus.
I'd certainly hate to fix this only for all 3 tits going up soon after..

Title: Re: CNC mill refurb
Post by verslagen1 on 04/09/20 at 10:08:10

6B796B79746768656E260 wrote:

No, that's a different machine (plunge edm I think)
Mine is a mill controlled by a computer.
It's a tiny thing compared to most mills.

Title: Re: CNC mill refurb
Post by verslagen1 on 04/09/20 at 11:13:04

I got a work around for the time being, won't interfere with production. 8-)