Looks very much like the DahLih here. This should be a very nice candidate. The asking price does not even cover the tool holders. A simple simple retrofit. Get it and have fun. It will certainly have some provision for tool change other than a step ladder. I suspect the twist knob with the shiny area above it to the tool change switch. On Jun 25, 2013 6:46 AM, "Dave" <e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote:
> That is likely a good candidate for a conversion. > > I'd grab it now! Make an appt.. take some cash. > > That should fit onto a tandem axle car trailer as it is probably about > 5000 lbs. > > Scrap iron is going for a little over $200/ton in Indiana so $500 is > about scrap price. > > On those deals, if you snooze you lose. I recently missed two CNC > mills by a couple of hours. > > Make sure you can fit it someplace height wise. A wrecker with a > hydraulic boom can oftentimes unload a mill like that. > > Have a couple of straps handy. Harbor Freight sells 6000 lb rated straps. > > Some pipe rollers and wrecking/pinch bars can get it into your garage. > > Just a warning ... heavy iron is addictive.. :-) > > Dave Cole > > On 6/24/2013 11:18 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Besides my 3D printing endeavors, I am involved with trying to get a > > hackerspace going here in Topeka. Recently a CNC mill that might make > > a good LinuxCNC retrofit candidate popped up on the local craigslist: > > > > http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/3892182813.html > > > > Can anyone advise if this looks like it would be a good candidate for > > conversion to LinuxCNC, and what I should watch out for if I actually > > go to inspect and/or buy it? > > > > Thanks! > > > > - -- > > Charles Steinkuehler > > char...@steinkuehler.net > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAlHJC+4ACgkQLywbqEHdNFxArACdFyP5QBDVG4LhRLLOg2uQ4AGa > > hP4AniPArIxoWSKaRdb4hGyif/pFHcO5 > > =r2eg > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > > > Build for Windows Store. > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
