Hrtfabrication
Plastic
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- Jan 18, 2020
Hey guys, i am looking at buying a 1999 milltronics vm16 i believe it has a centurion VI control. The seller says it has less than 2000 hours on it and it looks like it, but the machine is up on wood blocks and not under power because he never set it up after moving to his new location (he is retired now). The machine comes with a renishaw digital probe and around 20 cat40 tool holders and 2 vises, a 5c collet set all the manuals and some odds and ends. He is asking 17k for it.
What is something like this worth if i can get it under power to inspect it and everything works? Anything i should look out for? Whats the general thoughts on this machine.
Also, this would be my second cnc mill my first is a bridgeport btc1 that has been retrofitted with mach 3 for a control, one of the things i love about this setup is the ability to post gcode from fusion360 and just load it via usb into the control. Im under the impression that most older cnc mills like the vm16 used floppy disk or an rs232 serial cable to load gcode into them, is it possible to put a usb converter on a milltronics control like this one? how do i get my fusion post into this machine? Sorry for all the newbie questions but a guys gotta learn sometime, i appreciate any thoughts or comments best regaurds,
What is something like this worth if i can get it under power to inspect it and everything works? Anything i should look out for? Whats the general thoughts on this machine.
Also, this would be my second cnc mill my first is a bridgeport btc1 that has been retrofitted with mach 3 for a control, one of the things i love about this setup is the ability to post gcode from fusion360 and just load it via usb into the control. Im under the impression that most older cnc mills like the vm16 used floppy disk or an rs232 serial cable to load gcode into them, is it possible to put a usb converter on a milltronics control like this one? how do i get my fusion post into this machine? Sorry for all the newbie questions but a guys gotta learn sometime, i appreciate any thoughts or comments best regaurds,