Heresy?

[Snowy]

At the risk of being expelled (quite rightly perhaps!) and suitably shot down in flames, banished, forever tarred and feathered........

How outlandish and totally unacceptable would it be to convert a pretty chunky CNC Inspection machine into a light weight mill? hi speed spindle and small cutters?

Ok, ok - start thrashing me now!

[Kitwn]

What's outlandish and totally unacceptable is that you haven't included any pictures!

[Snowy]

A prospective purchase depending on the outcome of this discussion!
It's a Farranti Model 52 CMM machine

[cropwell]

I'm normally good at finding things on t'Interweb, but this time I have drawn a blank. Ferranti do a model 52. Is that the one?

[John McNamara]

Seek and you shall find!

Farranti Model 52 measuring

https://www.google.com/search?q=Farranti+Model+52+measuring&oq=Farranti+Model+52+measuring&aqs=chrome..69i57.3579j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Regards
John

[JAZZCNC]

£425 is a good price go for it.!!! . . . . . It will be a good platform to start from.

[Snowy]

Somewhat cryptically
http://www.homeandworkshop.co.uk/stock-item/farranti-inspection-machine-cmm-model-52-76003/445/
its not that price anymore or they've got/had 2 of them!

[JAZZCNC]

Need to speak with them really.

[Snowy]

28166
for Kitwn

[Kitwn]

Thanks for that. The big question is what's hiding behind the bellows and what sort of load is it designed to withstand? Not much I would assume.

[Snowy]

Yeahhhhhh, i'm not really sure it's exactly suitable for conversion, i was thinking it might be a good basis for an 'everything' machine.
It comes with probe and although i have not a clue how to use it might be be possible to use it for reverse engineering some things.
The current 'arm' with the probe would certainly be strong enough to mount a extruder on, maybe the rails etc could be increase in size or maybe just use the base as a table to build a gantry style router off?

[JAZZCNC]

Yeahhhhhh, i'm not really sure it's exactly suitable for conversion, i was thinking it might be a good basis for an 'everything' machine.
It comes with probe and although i have not a clue how to use it might be be possible to use it for reverse engineering some things.
The current 'arm' with the probe would certainly be strong enough to mount a extruder on, maybe the rails etc could be increase in size or maybe just use the base as a table to build a gantry style router off?

Forgot trying to make a "everything" machine because it will be good at nothing.! . . . . This machine is worth £425 all day long just for the Cast Iron base which will be precision ground. A new Gantry could be grafted onto it very easily if the exisiting one isn't suitable.