re:Lathe Rack & pinion.

Chris,

I've seen a Taig lathe CNC retrofit that used the rack. The stock
taig HAS NO leadscrew. Sorry, I don't remember exactly where, it was
on the WEB, and recently... Prob'ly bookmarked it, but I'm
using "borrowed computer(s) just now.

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

P.S. Call Taig and ask. The CNC stuff is done by the son. Different
co. name. The first Taig CNC lathe(by Taig) was the son's. When I
heard about it several years ago, I called and asked him how it
worked with the Rack drive. He said, "My Dad put in a leadscrew for
me"!!

> Anyone had any experience doing a retrofit to a lathe and used the
>Rack & pinion drive on the lathe apron instead of the lead screw?
>I've just looked at a lathe a friend is considering retrofitting
>after seeing my wee lathe,<snip>