I really went into this whole thing knowing I could end up with a really big paperweight. Old CNC machines are even worse than old cars when it comes to major problems cropping up after you get it home. Bottom line is machines like this cost money to own and operate and when you buy one you do your best to make more money per hour of use than it costs to run it.nadams wrote:After all the trouble getting it home if it did not work I would have broke down and cried.
When the control wouldn't power up I wasn't really all that shocked. I've yet to have a CNC machine fire right up and work right after a move. Shoot, my big Mazak lathe has to be moved in several pieces with thousands of wires disconnected and reconnected afterwards.
My wife and daughter were in the shop when I got the call explaining how to start the mill's control and it fired right up for the first time. I was pretty excited, jumped around and danced like an idiot for a minute. Daughter being 10 months old thought daddy was just happy to see her
Glad this thing worked out for you! I enjoyed reading this thread!