Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] why so few cnc lathe conversions?

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 16:35:42 -0000, you wrote:

>I am wondering why there are so few lathe conversions vs mills?
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>I bought a frejoth 13x37 gearhead, with crashed threading gears... the
>machine MIGHT have had 10 hours on it, before it was crashed.
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>My plan it to stick some 360oz/in on the x, y, and y, and drive this
>thing as a super tight lathe. The runout of the headstock is very
>small, and I think I can do this for
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>3x360 motors with encoders(250)
>xxx? drive (200)
>power supply , pc based? 50
>cables and wiring, 200?
>700 bucks, before gearing?

I'm planning, eventually, to CNC a lathe. It might be as small as a
unimat, and it might be as "large" as an HF 7x10 with a stretched bed.
Got other stuff to do first.

Harvey

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>Speaking of gearing, do you guys make your own gear drives or buy
>them? If buy them, where?

Depends on the material. I can make worm drive units.

H.

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