lathe control

Gentlemen,

I have been asked to retrofit a Turn-X C super chucker lathe with a broken Dynapath 5 control and Getty Servos. The owner says that the servo motors have brushes and
I think the spindle is manufactured by Getty,driven by a type M350 3 ph half wave drive? Sounds like a DC spindle. I am going to go have a look at it on Monday to see for myself.

I have lately been out doing building remodeling to feed the family, so am glad for the opportunity to do another CNC job.

The retrofitted lathe must be able to cut threads under CNC control. I would like some feed back regarding my best option for a CNC control. I have done a retrofit with Ah Ha, but I think that customer is not real pleased with the control. I believe he had tool compensation problems that were unresolved, and I don't know what kind of support Ah Ha has anymore.

Does anyone have any general comments regarding retroffiting this lathe?

Can the EMC be configured to be a good lathe control including thread cutting?

What other alternatives have been implimented effectively?

Any help would be appreciated. I am hoping that some day I can spend more time in this industry, but I have to find a way to make it pay.

Thank you in advance.

Tom Eldredge


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