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Retrofitting and old benchtop CNC mill - Town Labs 512
This machine was my first attempt with a CNC. It's not the best designed tool out there and the company seems to be gone as I can't find the website anymore but it was almost free by the time it got to me. After I first got it I used it for several months making a few things but eventually spent more time tweeking it to get it to work correctly than using it so it was shelved. By then I was confident enough by then to drop a knot of money on a Tormach :cool:.
Anyway, I found in my stash a Probotix 3-axis kit that I bought for a long abandoned CNC router project. Even though I don't really have a planned use for this machine if I can get it to work with the retrofit then I think the experience of doing this small one will help me decide if I want to tackle a larger machine that I have the also needs a retrofit but that I have to buy parts for.
Guess I'll find out!
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And a video of the disassembly if that interest you.
https://youtu.be/re2-72BH_l4