Tiny conversion for tiny work; Denford Micromill 2000

[m_c]

Does the mill have the Denford USB controller?
If it does, I would personally run with Denford's VR milling, as although pretty basic, it does work very well.

Even if you do upgrade, my preference would be individual stepper drivers.

Spindle wise to get 20-30K, you'd really need to remove the existing spindle, and look at fitting a water cooled Chinese spindle and VFD setup. It would most likely involve having to machine out the head casting to accommodate the spindle, unless you bolt it on the side.

[TinyWork]

Hello M_C, yes it's a complete machine, but without the operating key or software or dongle, which have been lost by the school who owned it. They are currently refitting their entire workshop.

If you could recommend a replacement spindle I would be grateful. I'm not familiar with mills or CNC at all.

I'll also have to fit some sort of cooling device for the cutting tool too, so any help there would be appreciated. Ideally I don't want to install a liquid cooler as that will limit the places I could put it, so I'm hoping an air cooled system could be installed?