18″ NexGen Benchtop Mill – CNC Ready

NexGen Vertical  Milling Machine (18″ base) + CNC-Ready stepper motor mounts.

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Product Description

About the CNC-Ready NexGen Benchtop Mills

Our CNC-ready benchtop mill is perfect for the customer looking for a mini CNC milling machine to make small, precision parts. The NexGen milling machine offers three directions of travel, and there are four additional directions that the headstock spindle can be positioned to do drilling or milling on your part from virtually any angle.

All our CNC milling machines are made in the USA, and our customer service is second to none. Although our machines are small, they can produce high-quality precision parts. Our CNC mill will not only cut wood and plastic but is also rigid and accurate enough to cut aluminum and steel parts. This mill is a desktop-size machine with full-size machine precision and accuracy.

Sherline CNC-ready mills have factory-installed stepper motor mounts in place of the handwheels and are ready to apply stepper motors and computer numeric controls (CNC). CNC-Ready milling machines are not turn-key machines and cannot be used until stepper motors have been installed. All milling machines that are described as “CNC-ready” have stepper motor mounts but do NOT include stepper motors, computer, or CNC software.

Sherline recommends using dual-shaft stepper motors so that handwheels can be applied to the rear shaft for manual control. With that in mind, handwheels for each axis are included with the machine, although you can’t use them until you install stepper motors. Sherline offers high-quality stepper motors and CNC options.

You can also find several aftermarket suppliers for motors, drivers, and software to complete the CNC system. You supply the 486 or better computer. See our CNC Dealers page for a list of suppliers and links to their home pages.

Notes on ordering a metric mill

Most of our cutting tools, like center drills, are manufactured in a fractional size. If you have a metric machine with metric holders, like collets or end mill holders, you will need to order fractional holders to accommodate our cutting tools.

Standard equipment for the CNC-Ready NexGen Benchtop Mill includes:

  • A powerful 90V DC motor with electronic speed controller
  • 18″ mill base with Y-axis leadscrew protection
  • 2.75″ (70 mm) x 18.0″ (457 mm) extended mill table with two T-slots
  • 7″ x 13″ tooling plate
  • 15″ (63mm) extended column bed
  • Extra-rigid column base
  • The handwheels are included and can be mounted to the end of the stepper motors to maintain manual control when needed.* 2-1/2″ (63mm) adjustable “zero” handwheel on the Z-axis and 2″ (51mm) adjustable “zero” handwheels on the X- and Y-axes. Each handwheel has laser-engraved aluminum handwheel collars
    *NOTE: CNC-ready machines cannot be operated manually unless double-shaft stepper motors are installed.
  • ¼” Drill Chuck w/ key, #1 Morse arbor with drawbolt
  • Oil reservoirs on the X-, Y- and Z-axes
  • Pulleys, drive belt, three hexagonal keys, spindle bars, gib removal tool, eight-foot three-wire power cord, and instruction manual

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The improper use of machine tools and their accessories can result in serious injury. Before using this tool, thoroughly read the instructions and make sure you understand its proper and safe use.

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Download PDF Assembly and Instruction Guide

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Download PDF 18″ Mill Base Dimensions

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Download PDF Mill Saddle Lubrication instructions

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Max clearance
(table to spindle)
14.00″ (356 mm)
Throat
(no spacer)
Adjustable
Throat
(w/ headstock spacer)
Adjustable
Travel, “X” Axis 13.65″ (347 mm)
Travel, “Y” Axis 11 ″ (279 mm); 8.9″ (226 mm) with tooling plate attached
Travel, “Z” Axis 5.38″ (137 mm)
Hole through spindle .405″ (10 mm)
Spindle nose thread 3/4″-16 T.P.I.
Spindle nose taper #1 Morse
Handwheel graduations .001″ (.01 mm)
Electronically controlled spindle speed range 70 to 2800 RPM
Width Overall 20.00 (508 mm)
Depth Overall Base footprint: 20.625″ (524 mm); With fully extended brass leadscrew cover: 27.875″ (708 mm)
Height Overall (Max.) 24.50″ (622 mm)
Table size 2.75″ x 18.00″ (70 x 457 mm)
Hold-down provision 3 T-Slots
Shipping Weight 50 lb. (22.7 kg)
Movements in addition to X-, Y- and Z-axes Headstock rotation 90° left/right
Column pivot 90° forward/back
Column swing 90° left/right
Column travel (in/out) 5.5″ (140 mm)
Motor 90 volt DC with electronic speed control that accepts any incoming current from 100VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz. Click here for motor specifications
Spindle Speed Range 70-2800 RPM continuously variable by electronic speed control

*Overall dimensions include motor and speed control

Click on the link for the exploded view of the 5800-CNC/5810-CNC CNC-Ready Mill to help identify replacement parts.

If you are still uncertain please call our customer service representatives for help with this item.