Today we’re converting a manual milling machine to CNC. We install high quality ballscrews, ballnuts, and angular contact bearings on first the Z axis and then the Y and X axis. We also install stepper motors. This video features tips and techniques that I have developed over the past 10 conversions or so. You’ll even see hardware from the first CNC conversion I ever did that was made on a manual milling machine. I learn something new every time. Please share your own CNC conversion tips and experience in the comments below.
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More info on the conversion kit used in this video can be found here:
https://www.cncelements.com/
More info on the Precision Mathews PM-25MV milling machine used in this video can be found here:
https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/pm-25mv/
This conversion utilizes the Centroid Acorn control board. Let me know if you would like to see video content on my specific setup:
http://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_diy/acorn_cnc_controller.html
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