indy4x
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Acquired one of these probably 7yrs ago from a school in Bristol. It probably hasn't been used since the late 90s but as it was free who was I to say no
I made a stand for it with wheels on so I could move it around but apart from powering it on to see what worked (nothing) its been sat under a sheet since then
The plan was always to convert it to modern CNC controls but with plenty of other projects on the go and a busy work life it hasn't happened yet
I do have the original Boxford PC but from what little info I can find its not great so not going to bother trying to resurrect the PC
It does have an auto tool changer
I stumbled across a listing on eBay where a guy was offering to upgrade these type of machines to modern CNC for a fee. Its been in my watch list for several months so earlier this week I got in touch, had a chat, sent him some photos of what I have and he is now lined up to do the conversion
Before I ship it, I'm going to strip down the mill and give it a good clean and lube
I made a stand for it with wheels on so I could move it around but apart from powering it on to see what worked (nothing) its been sat under a sheet since then
The plan was always to convert it to modern CNC controls but with plenty of other projects on the go and a busy work life it hasn't happened yet
I do have the original Boxford PC but from what little info I can find its not great so not going to bother trying to resurrect the PC
It does have an auto tool changer
I stumbled across a listing on eBay where a guy was offering to upgrade these type of machines to modern CNC for a fee. Its been in my watch list for several months so earlier this week I got in touch, had a chat, sent him some photos of what I have and he is now lined up to do the conversion
Before I ship it, I'm going to strip down the mill and give it a good clean and lube
