Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Lathes for retrofit was Re: Crashing CNCs: what gives ?

>It probably takes about the same effort to CNC a bigger lathe as a
>smaller one. I *highly* recommend doing the biggest lathe you can
>afford. Once you've got it CNC'd, you'll find all sorts of uses for it
>that you never thought of. We've got a 13x40. I wish is was bigger.
>The next one will be ...
>
>A lathe is incredibly versatile once CNC'd. I used to HATE, HATE, HATE
>turning tapers. Now I like doing them just because I can so easily.
>Ditto for threading.
>
>Kim
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>On Wed, 2003-10-29 at 10:29, ballendo wrote:
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>>David,
>>
>>How small? The site I posted (Dakeng.com) has a converted 7x10 lathe,
>>with enough how-to for someone such as yourself to duplicate it...
>>Its owner, Dave Kowalczyk, is a member here; and can be found at the
>>TurboCNC yahoo group for sure. (TurboCNC itself is an outgrowth of
>>this lathe project!)
>>
>>And there's always the Taig and Sherline retrofits.
>>
>>Done well, any of these three will give performance far in excess of
>>typical expectation...
>>
>>If going a bit bigger, the 9x20 type sold as "lathemaster" is a good
>>choice, or the 8x18 type sold as a BV-20. (I run a group called
>>9x20Lathe, where we don't think much of these two lathes, preferring
>>the "REAL" 9x20 types sold by Griz, HF, Enco, Jet, and others. But
>>that groups' focus is NON-cnc, so the things like QCGB, and carriage
>>drive by worm gear are useful, if not necessary. With a CNC retrofit,
>>these "good for manual use" things just get in the way.)
>>
>>Go one size larger, and a whole new world of options arises...
>>Depends what one's meaning of "small" is<G>
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>
>>Ballendo
>>
>>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "David A. Frantz"
>><wizard@e...> wrote:
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>>
>>>At the moment I'm looking around for a small lathe to become a home
>>>CNC project. It is a bit amazing to realize that I can do this in
>>>an affordable manner with out a huge outlay of $$$$$$$$$$$.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
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