Universal Benchtop Retrofit Kit Breaks CNC Price Barriers

Dec. 1, 2009 - PRLog -- The FlashCut CNC Universal Benchtop Retrofit Kit turns a manual benchtop mill or mill-drill into a heavy-duty, precision CNC machine saving thousands of dollars.  The entire system including a new mill, motors, electronics, cables and software is now available for under $5,000.

The FlashCut CNC Universal Benchtop Retrofit Kit also works with existing manual mills including:

•   Grizzly
•   Enco
•   Harbor Freight
•   Rong Fu
•   Jet
•   MSC
•   Smithy

This Universal Benchtop Retrofit Kit, http://www.flashcutcnc.com/CNC-kit-Universal-Benchtop-Retrofit-Kit.php,  is a high-quality retrofit system, engineered and built in the USA. It is designed to work seamlessly with the world-renowned FlashCut CNC software, controls and motors. There is no machining or drilling necessary to an existing mill. This retrofit kit can be installed it on a machine in less than one hour. There is also an optional ball screw kit for even greater precision.

All of FlashCut CNC retrofit kits are available in servo motor and stepper versions and use FlashCut’s intuitive Windows-based control software. The FlashCut CNC software drives a standard USB Signal Generator.

“Our engineers designed the Universal Retrofit Kit as a response to the hundreds of requests from customers for FlashCut CNC controls and motors as a CNC add-on to a newly purchased low-cost manual mill or drill. Many of these requests were for heavy-duty machining.” says Ron Worth, co-founder of FlashCut CNC.  “After years of input, testing and design, we developed a high quality, robust and elegantly affordable solution.”

The FlashCut CNC website can provide quick, on-line quotes for the new Universal Benchtop Retrofit Kit or for desktop machining tools and software like the FlashCut CNC 3000 Mini Mill, http://www.flashcutcnc.com/3000_tabletop_mini_mill.php

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About FlashCut CNC
Since 1996, FlashCut CNC has provided customers with affordable and powerful CNC controls, retrofits and machines backed by the highest quality engineering and service. Their customers range from Fortune 500 corporations to small companies to universities and high schools throughout the world. For more information email sales@flashcutcnc.com or visit the website at http://www.flashcutcnc.com