cnc milling machine prices?

[tim_ber]

This is not my photo, but apparently the whole setup works.

Comes with cnc milling machine, computer, software, etc.

1995 vintage, but looks like new.

What sort of value is it worth do you think?

I have tried google and ebay (but none seem to have sold recently)

Thanks

 

[earlybird]

Not very boaty, but the Mar/April copy of "Model Engineer" has one at £1125. As that's a dealer, it's probably top dollar.
AFAIK, they were quite popular with schools, so may be pristine or k*******d.
Add:- there might be variants, so don't take the ME figure as gospel.

 

[tim_ber]

Thanks

Will look for model engineering sites.

 

[DownWest]

http://www.routoutcnc.com/z90router.html

Iwas talking to a friend about CNC kits, and GMAIL linked us into this site. I was quite surprised that a full sheet ply system was not much more than £4k.
1995 is quite a long time ago in tech terms..

 

[nortonmotors]

At first I thought it was a photo of a monitor showing the machine. Then realised it IS the machine. Doh!
Value depends on what you want it for. I sold a 3-axis CMM about that size and vintage for £20 recently. The buyer only wanted the marble surface plate.
My 1994 mill is not CNC, but has three-axis DRO's, weighs the best part of 1.5 tons, cost £1500 six years ago, and has more than paid for itself since then.
Suggestion - buy something bigger than you think you'll need!

 

[tim_ber]

At first I thought it was a photo of a monitor showing the machine. Then realised it IS the machine. Doh!
Value depends on what you want it for. I sold a 3-axis CMM about that size and vintage for £20 recently. The buyer only wanted the marble surface plate.
My 1994 mill is not CNC, but has three-axis DRO's, weighs the best part of 1.5 tons, cost £1500 six years ago, and has more than paid for itself since then.
Suggestion - buy something bigger than you think you'll need!

Thanks, yes I know your point, my current machine is too small.

 

[gibbo26]

Hi
A good site to advertise this on
http://www.homeworkshop.org.uk/
gibbo26

 

[mattnj]

If you are thinking of buying this to actually do some milling on, be very carefull.....you will find it is not up to much other than very small plastic.

These machines are for training the computer/programming side of milling, the actuall milling capabilites of these machines are terrible, nothing like powerfull or rigid enough a 1" cubed piece of plastic would be its cutting limits, forget mild steel/stainless/ali on them.