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  1. #1
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    Rockford VMC 1000 or V300 CNC mill?

    This will likely go cheap. No controller. Public Surplus: Auction #1270008

    Also apparently no information to be found, or if there is any online the stupid search engines won't dig it out from under their desire to insist any input including the word Rockford *must* mean you are either seeking information about a city in Illinois or someone named Rockford or Rockford Fosgate speakers.

    Looks like a fairly substantial benchtop mill. The seller wouldn't take any measurements so if you want to know what size it is you'll have to be able to look at it in person.

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    Re: Rockford VMC 1000 or V300 CNC mill?

    Looks like a nice mill. Solid appearing from the very limited views. Went for cheap if under 300 bucks. Hope it was you.
    A lazy man does it twice.

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    Re: Rockford VMC 1000 or V300 CNC mill?

    I didn't bid. Would have cost a lot to ship all the way out to Idaho. They wouldn't measure it for height etc so I had no way to get any kind of estimate.

    Went for $217.50, plus tax of course. If the motors are anything out of the ordinary, the new owner is going to have some fun making them work.

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    Re: Rockford VMC 1000 or V300 CNC mill?

    Should be a pretty simple conversion.
    A lazy man does it twice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fastest1 View Post
    Should be a pretty simple conversion.
    What would be the simplest way to convert this...it has servo motors...thank you for your help...

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    Re: Rockford VMC 1000 or V300 CNC mill?

    Dear Crazyjoe86, please share your experience with this machine. I also have old VMC-1000 and don't know what controller should I use and etc..
    Any information will help.

    Thank you,

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