Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Subject: Taig as XZ lathe slide

I've used an Omniturn retrofit on a Hardinge clone at the shop
for hobby use 7.5k would be alot to spend
for a job shop it bolts on in a couple hours and pays for itself in no time
it all depends on where you draw the bottom line :-)

the hardware end is fairly simple and could be thrown together over
a weekend or two ,the Z axis uses linear rails hung over the original dovetail
on a gull wing mount to reduce the slide height and widen the base
the X axis slide is about the same with a gang tooling plate on top
5/8 ballscrews and mounts with servo motors or steppers + encoders
and you can move on to the electronics and software parts

Brian

> > What about bolting the XY part of a Taig mill to the bed of a
> > Hardinge HC Chucker to make a CNC? Who has one of these mills that
> > can vouch for stiffness?
> > How easy would it be to remove the Z and use it like I described?
> > I have done some searching for a lathe slide retrofit. Used Hardinge
> > slides (narrow bed) are about 3000 bucks. Slides from people like
> > Omniturn and Upgrade Technologies are 7500 bucks and up! Ridiculous!