CNC Engraving/Etching Machine
Make/Model
New Hermes, Inc.
Duluth, GA, USA
Hermes Vanguard 1000
Mill #13-004-40
Controller #23-002-40
Specs
Working area 5“ x 10” or 127 x 254 mm
Z-stroke about 1“ or 25 mm
Weight 36 kg
HP Pentium 4 with Windows XP
HP TFT5600RKM rack-mount terminal keyboard and screen
Software
DipTrace 2.0
Mach3
LazyCAM
AutoSketch
ACE Converter (for converting DXF to NC files)
Current Status
Aug 2017 - Tom Gra has taken it back to his building after no one was interested.
Location
East Room
Trained
On loan from
History
12/01/10 - Arrived at Makerspace
12/31/12 - Moved to Lenox
02/08/13 - Resurfaced/leveled with end mill
01/01/14 - Removed, Tom took home
03/01/15 - Tom returned
08/20/17 - Removed, Tom took home, again
Notes
Limit switches engage emergency stops
Z-axis limit switch for max height is very tight and triggers all the time
Travel in Y-axis is reversed, see notes on machine
Works great for milling wax and cutting small plastic tags/signs
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