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jaydee · 02-03-2003, 06:55 PM

If you are looking for a small mill that can be simply converted to CNC in the future then the one I have is a pretty good one. You can get just the mill with no CNC for around $500-$600US. The CNC conversion is another $1,000. This is the one I got http://www.acumotion.com/5400CS.htm well mine is a little different. Looks like they upgraded the stepper motors.

This is just the mill by itself. http://www.acumotion.com/mill.htm

You can buy it there for $618 or I think from http://www.sherline.com/ which is the original manufacturer of it.

It is simple to convert to CNC as there are already a few different kits made just to do just that for it. This mill is better than the Grizzly one but still not great. I like it though. You can probably find a better manual mill though for $600, but it will not be as easy to convert to CNC in the future.

Another good link to browse. http://www.desktopcnc.com/

02-03-2003, 06:55 PM	#2
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	If you are looking for a small mill that can be simply converted to CNC in the future then the one I have is a pretty good one. You can get just the mill with no CNC for around $500-$600US. The CNC conversion is another $1,000. This is the one I got http://www.acumotion.com/5400CS.htm well mine is a little different. Looks like they upgraded the stepper motors. This is just the mill by itself. http://www.acumotion.com/mill.htm You can buy it there for $618 or I think from http://www.sherline.com/ which is the original manufacturer of it. It is simple to convert to CNC as there are already a few different kits made just to do just that for it. This mill is better than the Grizzly one but still not great. I like it though. You can probably find a better manual mill though for $600, but it will not be as easy to convert to CNC in the future. Another good link to browse. http://www.desktopcnc.com/