1987 Millport 1630 CNC Ajax AllinOneDC retrofit Progress pics

[Mike Heidrick]

Many here are mostly wood CNC guys but I am expanding into some metal work playing too. I had considered doing a small Rong Fu conversion but decided to buy a purpose built machine with old controls and retrofit it. The mechanics and build quality on this machine are unreal. Here are just a few pics showing my latest machine progress. This is a Dynapath Delta 20 to AjaxCNC AllInOneDC controller using Centroid software (and/or Mach as I now own both options) retrofit. Also installing a Hitachi WJ200 VFD. The machine uses 29in/lb nema42 DC Servos and Heidenhain encoders. Even the limit switches have cast iron enclosures! Machine has auto lube and mist/flood systems. Also considering adding a power drawbar for the BT/NMTB30 tooling.

Everyone also wants to know costs:
Machine was $1800 (stole it)
Cost about $200 to rent a drop-deck trailer and Ram 3500 dually's worth of gas to go get it - 4500lbs!
AllInOneDC Controller and Centroid software was $2399
Pendant was $745
PC and monitor was $565
VFD was $321
Have about $200 in a various other elec components like terminal blocks, 24V power supply, and wire trough, etc
Everything else was re-use

Before:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Millport/P9060188_zps5db27483.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Millport/P9060175_zpsf986c868.jpg

Current install progress:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Millport/PA164464_zps38906f5b.jpg

Temp mount of new 15" touchscreen and the i3-3227/16GB/128GbSSD computer (4"X4"X1" computer) . Ajax Pendant is on its way - it is magnetic mountable so you can use it by the work.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Millport/PA164463_zpseeb4660b.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/BloomingtonMike/CNC%20Millport/millpendant_zps1772fae1.jpg

[Nathan Birrell]

Looks slick!

Will you be venturing into creating parts for CNC machines out of metal?

-Nate

[Mike Heidrick]

Looks slick!

Will you be venturing into creating parts for CNC machines out of metal?

-Nate

It is definitely on my mind. CNC and 3D printer.

Man yesterday a huge hurdle was crossed - proving the encoders and servos were good! Yahooooo. Here is a jogging video. Anyone who has built or assembled a machine knows this feeling of motion and sigh of relief!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av4r68cCPxs

[Bruce Page]

Very nice! My conventional mill is very jealous!

[Mike Heidrick]

Looking forward to trying/learning some conversational part making as well with this centroid software. That is new to me. All I have done so far is Gcode loading into Mach. The mill world is very different.