Hi All,
I have a very well made (Australian) Hercus V300 benchtop mill; the original non-functional control system has already been removed from the machine, it just needs a new controller and servo drive system. Hercus originally engineered the mill to be CNC from the ground up with integral/internal servo and leadscrew mounts; it is NOT a converted manual mill. “Conversion to CNC” not required… but new control system is needed. The original analogue Tacho/Resolver based servo motors have been replaced with newer motors with digital HEDS encoders compatible with Gecko G320; nothing is wired up though.
The machine has seen very little actual use (only a couple years of student use); mechanically it is in excellent condition, no rust, no detectable wear, with all the original precision leadscrews intact and still installed. It has a large rigid vertical box column (6.5”x8.5”) that should not flex like many of the small Import machines; it even has internal springs in the vertical column to counterbalance the weight of the spindle head, as well as integrated stainless way-covers on Z & Y, and internal waylube ports on all 3 axis. The bare machine is approx. 400 lbs.; travels are X=12”, Y=6.75”, Z=8.75”. The existing spindle motor is a ¾hp DC brush motor with 30-ISO spindle taper. The machine itself is very robust, stress relieved close grained cast iron, with dovetail ways on all 3 axis which were precision machined & ground to very tight tolerances. Hercus used high quality industrial grade hardware and components throughout the machine; none of the mechanical components need “upgrading”, they already are…
If you’re in interested in a steel capable Benchtop CNC mill and were thinking of converting a manual mill to CNC, this mill is a superior candidate.
Asking $2700
Moderator Edit - New Price $1800 per OP Request.
FYI: Hercus V300 Compumill is the older brother to Janger’s Rockford/Hercus Lathe.
I have a very well made (Australian) Hercus V300 benchtop mill; the original non-functional control system has already been removed from the machine, it just needs a new controller and servo drive system. Hercus originally engineered the mill to be CNC from the ground up with integral/internal servo and leadscrew mounts; it is NOT a converted manual mill. “Conversion to CNC” not required… but new control system is needed. The original analogue Tacho/Resolver based servo motors have been replaced with newer motors with digital HEDS encoders compatible with Gecko G320; nothing is wired up though.
The machine has seen very little actual use (only a couple years of student use); mechanically it is in excellent condition, no rust, no detectable wear, with all the original precision leadscrews intact and still installed. It has a large rigid vertical box column (6.5”x8.5”) that should not flex like many of the small Import machines; it even has internal springs in the vertical column to counterbalance the weight of the spindle head, as well as integrated stainless way-covers on Z & Y, and internal waylube ports on all 3 axis. The bare machine is approx. 400 lbs.; travels are X=12”, Y=6.75”, Z=8.75”. The existing spindle motor is a ¾hp DC brush motor with 30-ISO spindle taper. The machine itself is very robust, stress relieved close grained cast iron, with dovetail ways on all 3 axis which were precision machined & ground to very tight tolerances. Hercus used high quality industrial grade hardware and components throughout the machine; none of the mechanical components need “upgrading”, they already are…
If you’re in interested in a steel capable Benchtop CNC mill and were thinking of converting a manual mill to CNC, this mill is a superior candidate.
Asking $2700
Moderator Edit - New Price $1800 per OP Request.
FYI: Hercus V300 Compumill is the older brother to Janger’s Rockford/Hercus Lathe.
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