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I got both CircuitCam as well as BoardMaster together with thd machine. At least BoardMaster is an old Win98 application with afaik no newer versions available. Maybe that lab can give you their license?

Thanks for your comment. Is your conversion partially documented somewhere? Generally, there does not seem to be much user reports for this machine in the web when comparing to more common machines like the Optimum MB4 or it's many clones.

Hallo Christoph, ich hab's noch von Richard King gelernt aber der ist inzwischen glaub im Ruhestand. Biax organisiert da jeweils einwöchige Schabekurse. Inzwischen führt Maschratur die Schabeschulungen zusammen mit Biax durch. Kontaktiere doch mal Franz (opa12) im Forum. Kann ich nur empfehlen, falls die mal wieder einen Fortgeschrittenen-Kurs machen, überlege ich mir ebenfalls teilzunehmen.

Das ist natürlich am Ende eine persönliche Entscheidung. Meine Gedanken dazu: Die Preise für die Biax-Schaber sind zwar hoch, man bekommt sie aber auch gut wieder verkauft. Wenn du dir also einen zulegst und danach wieder verkaufst, sollte der Wertverlust nicht allzu hoch ausfallen. Ausserdem könnte es ja sein, dass du auf den Geschmack kommst und weitere Dinge ein. Maschinelles Schaben ist ja schon zeitaufwändig, von Hand dauert es nochmals deutlich länger. Wie magst du die Maschine? Würde mich über einen Erfahrungsaustausch via Forum freuen.

Hallo Sepp, danke für deinen Kommentar. Ich erwähne das auch im Video, dass mir die Tragpunkte zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch recht egal sind - aus den von dir genannten Gründen. Auf einer offenen Fläche könnte man noch deutlich mehr schruppen (mehr Hub, schneller, breitere Klinge). Um sauber bis zum (ca 3mm breiten) Freistich schaben zu können, muss ich Hub/Geschwindigkeit/Klingenbreite auf das hier gezeigte Mass zurücknehmen.

Yes, the mill does have a power feed on Z but in the end, the fully manual process using the quill still turned out to be superior

@jabbalechat7910 - Hi, I’m a maker and just purchased one of these units from a lab. Where can I get the two software items?

Hi Maison. You're definitely right, should have used a v-block to clamp a round workpiece in a vise

We've obtained the drivers on a CD-Rom when we purchased the machine. The only issue is that it only runs on Windows XP so we still have this dedicated PC running on XP for the sole purpose of operating this machine.

Yes, the slots were all cut conventionally, i.e. manually. CNC conversion is still work in progress

Hi Martin. Should work even better on the Maho. If I had more space and level access I'd get one, too. The tool is home made out of a bar of C45 steel, turned to 25mm on top and around 14mm at the working end. There is a square hole through the thin part accepting a short piece of 5x5mm HSS that does the actual cutting. An M5 screw from the bottom secures the HSS. You can buy this kind of tools, mainly for use on CNC lathes and then they come with carbide inserts but otherwise not that different

There is a PIC18 microcontroller on the board so there is no need for an arduino or the like

Most indexers use a brake to lock the position. U'd want to integrate brake control

What kind of motor is suitable so that when cutting is done the dividing head will not lose its position as you the brake is applied

@@ajaypalsingh549 Stepper motors hold their position when stationary. However, the backlash in the table (several degrees) means that it cannot be relied on- it will move under load. If one could simply put stepper motors on machines and turn them into CNC devices the world would be a simpler place. Sadly, it requires zero backlash bearings and drive, which is where most of the cost is. This video is interesting, but not practical.

@@TensquaremetreworkshopI got you sir can we use closed loop stepper with brake for accurate and it will not move under load what would you say ?

@@ajaypalsingh549 You can lock the stepper motor, but the backlash in the gearing means the table will still move. That is why there is a lock on the table- the handle you see on the left of the table. You adjust the position and then lock the table before machining starts. CNC requires a drive that has zero backlash, not possible with a worm drive. It needs a re-circulating ball system or similar. If all you had to do was add stepper motors, CNC would be simple.

You can find them on the LPKF web store: www.lpkf.biz/108-werkzeuge It's in German. I don't know, if there is one also in English.

Jesus, You can find them here: www.edasim.com

Thank you

I primarily looked at similar projects on the web and checked out what size of steppers they used for similarly sized dividing heads. Besides that, I had about a feeling of how much it takes to operate the thing by hand, just as a sanity check. One thing to bear in mind: Steppers have a lot of torque at low speeds, and that's what they advertise. Even at moderate speeds, say 500 RPM, only a fraction of that is left...

Wie die genau aussehen soll weiss ich noch nicht. Die Pendenz ist aber registriert...

Thanks everyone.