Boxford 260 VMC rebuild

[Lee Roberts]

No worries at all Mike, it’s exactly the kind of thing that gets people inspired to have a crack at their own projects.

That EN24T sounds like a solid choice for the spindle upgrade, and I reckon once you make a start you’ll get right into the swing of it. Weak points like that easy change holder can make a huge difference, so it’ll be interesting to see how much of a performance jump you notice after the improvement.

Definitely keep us posted once you start turning chips on it, I’m sure plenty here will be keen to follow along

[Indy4x]

Hi Mike, many thanks for such a comprehensive thread on the 260 rebuild. I do have a vested interest as recently purchased a 260, already converted to modern electronics just very scruffy and needs some TLC

Will have to start a thread and record what I'm doing with it

[mike-f]

Hi Mike, many thanks for such a comprehensive thread on the 260 rebuild. I do have a vested interest as recently purchased a 260, already converted to modern electronics just very scruffy and needs some TLC

Will have to start a thread and record what I'm doing with it

Well lets hope it does not need quite as much work as my machine did! I would recommend UCCNC UC300ETH it works very well and has lots of inputs and outputs, it also can run using both Mach3 and UCCNC software which so so far seems better than MACH3. Good luck, please do some posts as it is always helpful for others. BTW I have started another rebuild thread , this time a Dyna Myte DM2800. https://www.mycncuk.com/archive/index.php/t-16072.html