Originally Posted by
kmagyoyo
Well, I'm definitely in over my head here. I understand what the different parts of the motion controls do, but not how they talk to each other.
My reasons for wanting to modify the machine are:
-It is a heavy duty and well built industrial machine. It makes a ShopBot or even my sold $30,000 CAMaster look like an erector set. Weighs 1,600 lbs plus the console!
-It is set up as a vacuum pod-and-rail which is very convenient for the work I want to do.
-The envelope is big enough but it fits in my small garage.
-It really does only have 6 hours, it sat in a dealer's warehouse for 12 years, then the previous owner bought it cheap and couldn't figure it out. It sat in his workshop collecting dust for the last 6. He never even installed any tools.
-I could probably sell it for $2,000-$3,000, and that kind of cash doesn't get me very far on a different machine
The case for selling it as-is, and buying something better suited to my application:
-No re-engineering (AKA guessing) the correct motor size.
-I wouldn't have to take apart a perfectly good working machine, and someone else could use it for its proper function.
-I'm guessing it will take the better part of a year to get it working smoothly.