Posted on 5th September
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Boxford 160 slant bed cnc. 1000 euros o.n.o
Eugene Lambe
eugene.lambe[ at ]gmail.com
00353876462165
Galway
Ireland
http://www.boxford.co.uk/boxford/docs/downloads/prodspec.htm
Specs for Boxford machines here - does not look big enough to be much use in pipemaking other than small components such as mounts.
Bill
Does it include a tailstock? (Standard Boxford 160 doesn’t seem to.)
Quite short travel - 125mm; possibly could be used for making partial-length reamers.
If looking for a small cnc lathe to play with then possibly Denford’s ‘Orac’ would be better with 16" between centers.
Probably better if going cnc would be a S/H (ex school or college) training lathe such as Denford Easyturn or a Boxford TCL.
Chris
That’s a cute little lathe! It looks like it’s sold standard in chucker configuration, Bill. I don’t see a tailstock either, but one is listed in Boxford accessories. Looks like the way cover would have to be removed in order to jury-rig one. As Bill & Chris have pointed out, center distance is a bit short. Boxford ad says they’re sold w/o PC, but PC software is included. Apparently uses standard G & M code, and the literature mentions keying it in under MDI, but I don’t see any numerical keypad, so all programming & editing is probably done on a PC.
Spindle bore will “pass” 20mm.
125mm Z axis travel.
125mm X axis travel…reduced to 70mm at axis slide.
140mm Distance between centers.
3000 rpm.
8 position turret. (optional)
Weight 240 lbs.
Woodworking accessories available from Boxford.
(dust extractor, wood turning centers, etc.)
http://www.boxford.co.uk/boxford/docs/downloads/downloadfiles/160.pdf
http://www.boxford.co.uk/boxford/docs/downloads/downloadfiles/160.doc