Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Lathe CNC retrofit

Hi Chris:
That's what I had in mind too.
Thanks for the input!
Cheers

Marcus

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> Microsteps are great for smoothing out motion, but should not be
> counted on to have even distribution. So if you really had only a few
> steps over a long distance, you probably would see some waviness.
> It's probably better to use a timing belt reduction to make the real
> step size small, or best of all to use a servo system with a fine
> encoder resolution - which will be more even and lets you put the
> encoder on the screw, eliminating any inconsistency in the reduction
> drive.
>
> Chris Stratton