Re: small hobby lathe

Ballendo,

Hey, thanks for the plug! Nobody gets my name right - so I'll just
post the link:

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~dkowalcz/lathe/lathe.html

Click on 'CNC lathe FAQ' for all the details, but the bottom line
is that it's definitely worth it to convert.

This weekend after I get the roll of film developed I'll post my
recent $2 way cover mod.

Yours,
Dave Kowalczyk
Ames IA

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., ballendo@y... wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Get yerself right on over to Yahoo group '7x10minilathe' fer more
> information on these TOOLS than you can shake a stick at...
>
> Also, Do a search on Dave Kowalski, who set one of these up some
> years back and has written a cnc controller (recently updated, with
> source available, I think) for this/his setup.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ballendo
>
> P.S. This 7x10 is an active list also, and its' posts are down in
> number recently, too.
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., davemucha@j... wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Has anyone retrofitted a harbor freight hobby lathe?
> > I'm waiting on this $400 toy, er, tool, and plan on
> > setting it up for CNC.
> >
> > If anyone has some advice, warnings or hints, I'd
> > really appreciate them.
> >
> > Dave