CompUcut CAM system

[GreensandsParticipant @greensands]

Hi – Is anyone aware of or have had any experience with the CompUcut CAM system which was designed to run under DOS and then at a later stage, under early versions of Windows? It appeared on the market around 20 years or so ago and aimed at the model engineer and the small garage workshop environment. It had I believe established a dedicated following in its day and it would be interesting to know if it was still in common use.

[GreensandsParticipant @greensands]

[John PParticipant @johnp77052]

I have used Compucut for about 15 years and still have it ,I don't know if
Richard Bartlett still makes it as he has concentrated on producing a Micro Foundry
system for a number of years.
This can be found at ,

SteedCraft – MicroFoundry & accessories
http://www.compucutters.co.uk

My own Compucut runs the Cutter grinder seen here in the 1st photo
and the cylindrical grinder here in the 2nd photo as a part cnc manual
machine ,2 lathes and 2 milling machines and a shaper when i get it finished.
Another useful Compucut product is the electronic gear hobbing unit seen
here in the third photo ,when i last contacted him on behalf of a another forum
member he still had about a dozen of these in pcb form still avalable.

John

[Mike WaldronParticipant @mikewaldron61652]

I bought a small sieg baby lathe-based system a few years ago – to produce some form cut items like chimneys, buffer shanks, domes, etc., when I produced model railway etched locomotive kits.

It was based on the antiquated DOS system and, not being experienced in the understanding of the PC engine room, I never managed to understand it, and trying to program it was a non starter, so it was about £1200 wasted.

I have managed to rescue the sieg XY table for future use, and now have a baby lathe with no carriage or slides!

Support was constantly needed, and one felt by someone who was a rather impatient proprietor. I gave up.

A very costly mistake.

Mike

Edited By Mike Waldron on 20/06/2020 22:39:49

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