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Seems like a low price for a CNC machine, or are they limited in their general use? Boxford CNC.
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I looked at things like this pre my Model L. The general feeling was that they’re a minefield.
It’s to do with the controller side of things rather than the actual lathe, is what I found. The language, mainly.
Something like that would be so damn handy for me as I do lots of runs but I’ve never risked it.
@Hood may know?
It’s to do with the controller side of things rather than the actual lathe, is what I found. The language, mainly.
Something like that would be so damn handy for me as I do lots of runs but I’ve never risked it.
@Hood may know?
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Just curiosity as I spotted it when having a look for a suitable replacement for the model L.
The S&B is a sturdy piece of kit so I'm thinking of adapting it for other things as it's not worth very much. Depends on space to a degree.
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Hi @m-c
Boxford have changed that policy and do now allow non educational user access to support and parts. They sold me software and new chip sets on a machine that had originally run from floppy discs !
They ran me through the process of changing the chip sets, a bit of soldering and got me up and running on a mill. The software etc cost me around 600 quid as I recall.
There are a couple of machines I have my eye on at the moment but id defo double check with Boxford before purchasing. They will ask for the serial number etc.
The boxford software is very basic ( though there is a learning curve ) which is perfect for people like myself who have never done any CNC ! I believe that most people have them converted to Mach3 though.
Boxford have changed that policy and do now allow non educational user access to support and parts. They sold me software and new chip sets on a machine that had originally run from floppy discs !
They ran me through the process of changing the chip sets, a bit of soldering and got me up and running on a mill. The software etc cost me around 600 quid as I recall.
There are a couple of machines I have my eye on at the moment but id defo double check with Boxford before purchasing. They will ask for the serial number etc.
The boxford software is very basic ( though there is a learning curve ) which is perfect for people like myself who have never done any CNC ! I believe that most people have them converted to Mach3 though.
