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

Brian Pitt wrote:

> I've used an Omniturn retrofit on a Hardinge clone at the shop
> for hobby use 7.5k would be alot to spend

Look again, $17,295 is what I see.

> the hardware end is fairly simple and could be thrown together over
> a weekend or two

It does look simple and could probably be made in the home shop.

> and you can move on to the electronics and software parts

What I don't understand is the threading aspect? They give 0.5
to 180 TPI. How do they coordinate the Z-axis movement with
headstock rotation?

Also, I wonder if anyone has downloaded the software. It can be
downloaded easily, but what about setting it up? That is, are
they giving it away? No instructions for keycode or anything and
that seems strange.

JerryK