Pocket NC — Penta Machine Co.

Submitted by: Core77 Editors

Core77 Editor Rain Noe writes:
"What do you get when a machinist marries a mechanical engineer? If you're Matt (the machinist) and Michelle (the mechanical engineer) Hertel, you get what may be the world's first desktop-sized 5-axis CNC mill... The Montana-based couple spent four years developing the device, picking up some help along the way: Another machinist named Gary and a software guru named Duane (sorry, no last names available). Here is the result of their collaboration, dubbed the Pocket NC"

• Maximum axes operation: 4.55 " (x) 5.0 " (y) 3.55 " (z)
• 5-axis

Core77 Editor Rain Noe writes:
"What do you get when a machinist marries a mechanical engineer? If you're Matt (the machinist) and Michelle (the mechanical engineer) Hertel, you get what may be the world's first desktop-sized 5-axis CNC mill... The Montana-based couple spent four years developing the device, picking up some help along the way: Another machinist named Gary and a software guru named Duane (sorry, no last names available). Here is the result of their collaboration, dubbed the Pocket NC"

• Maximum axes operation: 4.55 " (x) 5.0 " (y) 3.55 " (z)
• 5-axis