Cheap for hacking

[Robin Hewitt]

In my junk pile I have a Borries engraver. Has precise X Y screws at the top and a T slot bed at the bottom. There's a handle to wind the top up and down. It's old, 60cm high 33cm wide by 34cm deep (approx) and weighs like it would need collecting. Comes with a big controller box and a stack of manuals. Presume the pneumatic engraving heads could be replaced with a light rotary cutter but not by me.

I'm getting too old to do anything with it. Looks too useful to throw away, might be just what some budding CNC hack on a budget might want. Forty quid.

If anyones interested I'll post some pics.

Robin

[irving2008]

put some pics up Robin...lets have a look

[Robin Hewitt]

I think the active area is only 100mm square, but as it's designed to drag a stationary carbide tipped cutter through metal with great precision, it is Robust. I think the steppers are rated 70v 6A. Full X Y bellows so it shouldn't have too many spiders inside :D

Could be great for cutting pcb's.

[Robin Hewitt]

Made in 1996, there's a plate on the back :D

[Lee Roberts]

That would make a good little weekender!, are you going to do it up ?

[Lee Roberts]

Did you ever get this going?