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, Thanks for sharing this, very nice setup.
There was a commercial attachnment here in the UK at one time called
an Audit that did just what you have and was supplied as a retrofit
to centre and capstan lathes.
The Z axis was tilted up at the rear and held a Duplo tool turret.
They were very popular and reliable and at the time were a cheap
entry into the CNC market for lathes.

John S.