BOXFORD CNC LATHE (4)
by John
Some videos and pics of some stuff made on the Boxford.
CNC is great for multiples. These are oil cups with ME threads.
Steam engine link
Ball end handle for a small lathe
The finish on the distal end was suboptimal.
First step in making Watts parallel motion links for the beam engine.
Base for a Jan Ridders Stirling engine
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The steam control cock and butterfly valve. The body of the top valve and both handles were CNC’d.
If you have found this little series of blogs about the lathe CNC conversion interesting, and would like to see a similar blog about how I got an ancient CNC mill working, let me know. Leave some feedback.
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I am not a machinist, but rather a draughtsman, designer and artist who is fascinated by machines. I’ve enjoyed reading about your acquisition of the Boxford CNC lathe and the electronic modifications that you’ve made to bring it up-to-date. Nice to see you putting it to use making multiple parts!
I hope you have an apprentice/assistant that you can pass this info on to. Your efforts are impressive, as attested to by the beautiful and functional pieces that you’ve made from this equipment.
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My grandson is age 3, and I think that he is showing some aptitude and interest in things mechanical, so he might be my future accolyte. We will see. In the meantime, our engineering club (GSMEE) is a great venue for sharing experience.
Thank you for the compliment!
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Love these old machines, I remember as a kid we moved into a new house and the gentleman before had left all of his milling tools in the shed to the rear, if only we’d thought to repair them.
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The Boxford CNC and the Colchester Master are not only beautiful, IMO they are superior machines in their basic construction to most of the more modern ones. The electronics were out of date, but were able to be updated.
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