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Prolight 1000 Restoration

A personal CNC mill refurbishment, documented in a video journal.

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Prolight 1000 Restoration

My refurbishment of a Prolight 1000 CNC machine covers inspection, mechanical work and investigating issues during the rebuild. I filmed and edited the videos below to document the process and what I found along the way.

Client / organisation
Personal project
My contribution
Machine refurbishment and video documentation.
Project context
An independent workshop project.

Restoration videos

01 / Initial condition

Inspecting the mill before refurbishment.

02 / Spindle work

Working on the spindle assembly.

03 / Mechanical play

Investigating movement with a dial indicator.

04 / Workshop update

A later update from the workbench.

Filmed and edited by Sam Holz.

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