[johnmac]

For those of you planning your next build, just remember "bigger is better"! I stumbled upon an eBay link to this little gem. Specs are: 5 axis, X 50', Y 18', Z 10'. Thats feet, not inches! Notice the guy in the lower right. The 16 HP spindle is the yellow thing to the right of him. The gantry is near the ceiling! Just had to share this.

[cheetahcnc]

If it fits in the shop, it can be machined :banana:

[crane550]

All of the sudden 120 IPM got REALLY slow...

[neurofen]

nice

[CarveOne]

It appears that they only use it in a small area of the room. Makes me wonder what a run-away condition at 2,000 ipm would look like.

CarveOne

[neurofen]

they aint messing about are they

[mmcp42]

that z-axis looks very long and spindly to me!

[neurofen]

there's a lot of metal there though.. can't see it swaying in the wind

[rowbare]

I wonder if they use it to make jewelry...

[CarveOne]

Nah, probably milling CPU cores....

It would be interesting to find out what the accuracy it can achieve really is though.

CarveOne

[jsheerin]

It looks like the machine is too tall for the building - if they raised the Z axis all the way it looks like it would go through the roof.

[RedskinsJBS]

That's because it was made to mill buildings! Could you imagine having a billet house?

[Jesse B]

That's because it was made to mill buildings! Could you imagine having a billet house?

How do I go about buying one of these?

[RomanLini]

He only uses it to engrave PCBs.

I'm sure that the warning sign in the second photo (next to all that yellow/black danger tape) says something like;

"DANGER - No personel or equipment must be allowed within the periphery of this machine at any time"

[johnmac]

It is for sale by a company that sells used equipment, and located in their warehouse. Thats why there is so much clutter around it. If $265,000 would leave your wallet too light, you can make them an offer!

John

[CarveOne]

It looks like the machine is too tall for the building - if they raised the Z axis all the way it looks like it would go through the roof.

I noticed that also. Now I'm wondering how much horsepower it takes to raise it, and to move the X and Y at a reasonable speed. Probably not much chance it is using all-thread or ACME screws.

CarveOne

[jsheerin]

I'd estimate at least a 5kW motor to raise the Z but possibly much more.

[mmcp42]

It is for sale by a company that sells used equipment, and located in their warehouse. Thats why there is so much clutter around it. If $265,000 would leave your wallet too light, you can make them an offer!

John

UPS would have fun with that
P&P included?!?

[neurofen]

maybe theyve got the light switches rigged up as limits, at least that way when it hits the walls no one can see the building falling down around them :idea:

[roy_okc]

For those of you planning your next build, just remember "bigger is better"! I stumbled upon an eBay link to this little gem. Specs are: 5 axis, X 50', Y 18', Z 10'. Thats feet, not inches! Notice the guy in the lower right. The 16 HP spindle is the yellow thing to the right of him. The gantry is near the ceiling! Just had to share this.

Hmm, would I need more than 100 oz/in NEMA23 steppers and 3/8-inch Acme single start to power this?