Re: CNC Lathe Attachment

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "onecooltoolfool"
<joevicar3@i...> wrote:

> I have made a CNC attachment for my SB heavy 10.
> It is removable and doesn't affect the normal operation of the

lathe.

> Just bolt on to the ways like a steady rest.
> It is constructed from a Hardinge DSC cross slide from a DV 59

second

> op. lathe.
>
> I made an adaptor plate to fit the heavy 10 ways, so it can also be
> used as-is, for CNC on a hardinge DV-59 or any other Hardinge with
> the same way size.
>
> You can also still use it in "manual" mode. I am using size 34
> steppers but you can also use 23's or small servos depending on

your

> needs and what you have lying around.
> See photos in the "files" section under "CNC LATHE ATTACHMENT"

folder.

>
> Thanks, Joe V.

Joe,

I like the concept - my big lathe (Colchester Master 2500) has a long
bed, so pushing the saddle & tailstock over the horizon would give me
lots of room just like yours. A bit lumpy to lug on and off though I
expect.

What are you using to drive it? I'm using TurboCNC as it's the only
package I can afford that handles threading.

Andrew Mawson. Bromley, Kent, UK