Hi Neil

Thanks for your reply.

As luck would have it, I have a brand new and unused Axminster Micro-Mill sitting in my workshop that I think might be an ideal candidate for conversion to CNC - providing that I could get information on suitable stepper motors, controllers and all of the other bits necessary to make the conversion?

The micro-mill probably (certainly) isn't the best performer in the milling machine market, but it would be perfectly adequate for my needs - providing things like backlash issues etc. could be suitably resolved. It would also have the added benefit that it IS a milling machine, not just a glorified engraver.

I wonder if anybody on the Forum has done a similar conversion? I would be glad to hear from them if they have.

I have seen upgrades on the internet for improving the Micro-mill's drive train - the plastic gearwheels that come with the machine as standard are pretty basic and liable to fail although I have taken the precaution of having spares in stock.

Regards

Malcolm Reade