So my 15 year old nephew called me and said their school is trying to get rid on an old CNC mill that they were given a few years ago. The machine was donated from a local shop after it's mother board went out and they no longer wanted to fix it. Looks to be in good shape, but it's way bigger than I can fit in my shop at this time and would need a phase converter, as well as a mother board or a retrofit.
What do you guys think, would I be getting in way over my head with a machine this big? I worry that it could take too much cash to fix?
The school was thinking of scrapping and is just looking for an offer if I'm interested, but I would have to store it for a year or two until we move to a larger house with a bigger shop.
Here is a picture, it's a Tree Journeyman 220.
Dale P.