Re: slant bed CNC lathe

On Thu, 20 May 1999 21:07:02 -0500, you wrote:

>From: Dan Falck <dfalck@...>

>>>South Bend model A 9" lathe. I have a full cross slide from a giant
>>>LeBlond that I want to set up just behind the bed of the South Bend, at an
>>>angle, to make a slant bed CNC lathe. It would be possible to leave the
>>>manual aspect of the lathe alone that way.
>>
>>Dan, this sounds interesting but I can't visualize it. Could you please
>>elaborate on this?
>>
>>Phil Plumbo
>>
>
>Phil,
>I have this huge cross slide that has about 10" of travel, with a compound
>that has 3" of travel. If the 10" long dovetail slide was mounted parallel
>to the South Bend's ways, at an angle that still permits a toolpost mounted
>on it to reach- it could be a second bed on the lathe. This might seem a
>little far fetched, but it looks like it would permit both manual and cnc
>control.
>I am sorry that my explanation is murky. When I make a drawing, I will post
>it in the dropbox.
>A quick and dirty way of making a cnc lathe with a South Bend is to mount a
>Sherline XY table on the ways.
>
>Dan

Here in the UK they made a full size CNC add on for lathes called an Audit
attachment. It bolts onto the bed by a subplate and has a 8 tool vertical
turret. Layout is just as described above.
I bought on the other day with a Fanuc OT controller on it, all working etc.
I may put this on a big centre lathe I have or resell it on. It's too good to
see it go for scrap

Regards,
John Stevenson
Nottingham, England