Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digital screwcutting "gearbox"

Have a look at TurboCNC http://www.dakeng.com .
It threads by using a simple sensor on the spindle.

Regards,
JJ

On 18-Oct-2005, at 12:03, majorityuk2000 wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I am sure that thius question has been asked and answered many times,
> so apologies in advance if it is tedious. However...
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> I am interested in adding facilities to my Super 7 lathe to allow it to
> cut threads using a stepper to drive the L/S, synchronised to the
> headstock through a phase-locked loop. A side benefit should be
> variable slow feeds and a "virtual saddle stop". I have worked out a
> scheme to do this which I think will work but would like to see if I
> can learn from others' experience first!
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> Can anyone please point me to material on the web, or elsewhere,
> suggesting how this can be done, and/or other peoples' experiences of
> doing it?
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> Cheers,
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> John Haine.
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