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Hi Muzzer, and thanks for your reply. I should clarify that UltraNC is not a company, it is a brand owned by my business Firestick Pty Ltd. Some...

Looks nice, certainly when compared to ncviewer - which was developed by an intern almost a decade ago. The likes of Centroid and Linuxcnc have...

Hi RobertE Interested in the machine and would like to make an offer for it Couple of issues from my side I would like to see it in action before...

Reduced £1,250 ovno

It appears that my Star-mills are not as appealing as I thought they might be. Chat GPT has a lot to answer for. :( It is a difficult time to sell...

FYI, "NEMA" simply means imperial (inch) dimensions in tenths of an inch, so a NEMA 17 motor has a 1.7" square face. Beyond that, it could be a...

Yes I have. I have already replaced the X axis acme screw with a ballscrew to eliminate excess play and chatter, I now have to do the Y. In order to...

Have you thought about converting your Harrison?

I have read this. so is it possible to get the output from a hybrid stepper motor on to a DRO?

I managed to fix the issues in the last video then it was on to the next set of problems. I've been making slow progress programming the code for...

I have just read this. I have a Harrison milling machine, I would buy a cnc replacement if I could find something of similar size, but they are all...

I have read this thread with some interest. I have an old harrison milling machine, the slideways are fine but the screws/nuts are worn. I have just...

I have replaced my laptop with a Durabook - installed the same OS as before, but upgraded the CS labs firmware. Fingers crossed it seems to have...

Hi, for an ER20/80mm spindle, I’d go with a good quality 2.2kW water-cooled model. They are generally much quieter and last significantly longer than...

I've been looking to sell some gear myself but after tracking several items on ebay etc. there seems little interest. It makes me wonder if people do...

Is there no interest in this? It will be a shame to see it go to scrap!

The servo was back in stock so it was time to order it and test it out. It was all going well until it wasn't . . . .

I know what you mean! My machines use ISO30 and ISO40 tooling. ISO30 is more expensive and difficult to find than ISO40 - and ISO35 is truly a...

Fair comment Muzzer on reflection. BT35 toolholder are very difficult to come by in the UK. Advert edited. Cheers Sparky

Ooof. £750 for 15 toolholders. Let me think about that....

Depends on your budget and the kind of work you plan - no idea of either, so how long's a piece of string etc but if you want to run out of the box,...