Hello,

my name is Martin and currently I only got a mill. So it looks like that it is time to look into buying a lathe.
I came across the Boxford 160 TCL machines and I´m now wondering what they are capable off.
On youtube there is an officiall Boxford video saying that the workpiece is made of steel. To me it looks more like they are machining brass. So is it possible to machine mild steel with it?

Next thing is that I´m used to using modern CAD/CAM systems and I got a bit of a gutt feeling that I will have to change the electronics to something similiar to what runs my CNC mill.
When looking for more info on the Boxford lathe I came across the website of cncdoctor.co.uk. It says that they sell kits for those who want to use Mach. They have some spec sheets online but what I´m missing is the sheet that really tells me how to install it?
Would you have any other suggestions on what to buy? Mach is quite old and on my mill I´m using CNC by Eding. Planet CNC is not an option for me.

I hope you guys can help me a bit :)
Help is highly appreciated.