Re: Lathe Retrofit.. Threading?

Yes! That's a tremendous help!
Not sure how I missed that at the DakEng site...
Things are becoming clearer :-)

When I finally DO get things retrofit, I'm takinng LOTS of pictures! And you won't be able
to shut me up :-)

Thanks!
Paul F.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "k1hop" <russ@p...> wrote:
> You might check out this link: http://www.dakeng.com/threading.html
>
> And you can buy optical interrupter sensors here inexpensively:
> http://hopco.com/surplus/TCST5123.htm
>
> Good luck... share with us what you do.
>
> Russ
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, shyningnight@y... wrote:
> snip
> > I"m not at all clear on how exactly to get it to pick up the same
> spot on sucessive passes
> > of thread cutting.
> >
> > I've sort of gathered that some kind of encoder on the spindle is
> needed... but I don't
> > know what kind, and I don't know how to connect it to a controller
> (for example, the
> > Gecko stepper controllers).
> >
> > What kind of encoder are we talking about, and is there a standard
> way to provide the
> > controller (or computer) with the feedback needed to cut threads?
> >
> > Or should I retrofit my Mill-Drill first?
> >
> > Thanks for any tips!
> > Paul F.