Bought This Small CNC - Needs Software

[Rotary Ninja]

 

 

 

 

After doing some some research I found out this is actually a Denford Micromill, sold in the U.K. for £7500. This one is sold in the US under the Intelos name I guess. I got it cheap, but it didn't come with the PC or the software to run it. It basically hooks up to a PC via a serial port cable.

 

It looks like it was really never used much. There are no scratches, no rust, no oil, etc. But I have no idea if it runs or not. I found a company here that sells the software for this machine. It comes with a new EPROM to allow it to run newer software with more capabilities I think.

 

Anyway, the software and EPROM are $600. Has anyone ever seen one of these things run? I can't find a whole lot about them. There are a couple videos on YouTube, but not very good ones.

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Looks a lot like a Sherline. I wouldn't expect much out of it, but it could be a fun toy for the garage. I got a MaxNC-10 about fifteen years ago; fairly similar but aluminum construction. Good for simple hobby stuff, but the drive electronics weren't reliable.

[The_kid]

you could probly get mach3 fairly easy. which is a pc based control for it. then write code with mastercam and run it that way. good luck

[Rotary Ninja]

With Mach3 I would have to change out the boards.

[Rotary Ninja]

Looks a lot like a Sherline. I wouldn't expect much out of it, but it could be a fun toy for the garage. I got a MaxNC-10 about fifteen years ago; fairly similar but aluminum construction. Good for simple hobby stuff, but the drive electronics weren't reliable.

 

That is what I planned on using it for. I think I am going to drop the $600 and set it up. Will be a fun little machine for making a pinewood derby car