We have a monarch 10EE that is going to be converted to cnc... Some people cringe at that. I don't..
sam On 6/12/2013 12:05 PM, Bruce Layne wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:35:55 +0100 andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: >> Should I CNC it? > > It's a neat old machine, but it's not the Mona Lisa. Converting it to > CNC is not some sort of crime against humanity. Follow your own > sensibilities and I'm sure you'll do just fine. > > I think it's great that people respect old machines and want to preserve > them. However, I also believe in property rights. You bought it, so > it's yours. If you want to bolt some motors to it and connect it to a > computer and make it do tricks the manufacturers would have never > imagined, then go for it. Don't let anyone tell you that you may have > bought it but you have no right to modify it and you must restore it to > its original condition or you're some sort of vandal. If they want to > preserve that machine, THEY should buy it and spent their money to > restore it and put it in their vintage machine museum. > > This topic reminds me of the local historical trust. They get the local > government to pass ordinances and zoning restrictions telling people who > own old houses what color they're allowed to paint them, what > restoration they must do and what improvements they can't make to their > property, which contractors are authorized to do historical restoration, > etc. They don't own the property, but they are somehow entitled to make > every significant decision concerning the property. > > I'm stripping a lot of parts off a neat old Clausing lathe that I don't > need after I convert it to CNC - cross slide, lead screws, all the > complex hardware associated with threading, reversing drum switch, etc. > I'll eBay that stuff for anyone who wants to restore their old Clausing > lathe. As C3PO said, if any of my parts could be of use, I'll gladly > donate them. > > I was probably a Mongol or Visigoth in a previous life. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
