Ball screws and ways corrosion?

Hey, first time poster here.

Looking to pick up a pcnc1100 that has sat for a long time and has not been used at all.

Attaching some pics can anyone confirm that the ball screws and ways are not corroded badly?

I do not have a frame of reference so I appreciate your expertise. Maybe someone could add a picture of what problematic corrosion looks like?

Added a pic of the table as it has not been covered so my thought is that this looks good so the other bits I can’t see are good too?

Thank you for your time

No comment on the picture. I can’t see enough to say one way or the other.

As far as buying a used machine you will want to do your due diligence to make sure that everything checks out before buying it. Similar to buying a used car. Check for lost motion, make sure the spindle runs fine, cut a test part, move the machine to all it’s limits, check out the dove tails and ways for obvious damage, check the electrical cabinet for oddball wiring and so on. This isn’t meant to be a comprehensive list but a starting point.

Hey Davie,

Thank you for your reply. I understand the pics aren’t great. Everything I saw looked better than the machine table itself.

It’s still using mach3 software and I had never used it before and I could not figure out how to jog it. That would have resulted in better pics if I was able to.

Maintenance screen showed 10 hours on time and 0 hours spindle run time.

I did see the spindle run and it had no noises and no issues I could see or hear.

I cannot really cut a test part as this is just set in place at a business.

Looking at the ways and ball screws it all looked visibly to be in order and without damage.

I opened the cabinet and saw nothing out of the ordinary everything looked completely untouched.

I have a ticket in with tech support with the same pics, they will likely have a similar response as you.

Thanks again for your time

Before you jog anything those ways need oil. They look so dry, like sand blasted dry metal.