Re: using a stepper motor for spindle on a lathe

Thanks Vlad,

The machine is really basically set up in the configuration of a metal
lathe with a router mounted horizontal in place of the cutting tool.
It also can be set up to run with standard metal lathe cutters instead
of the router.

Keith

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Vlad Krupin <vlad.cnc@g...> wrote:
>
> This sounds very much like a 4-axis miling machine, minus the Z
axis. The
> spindle is, in essense, the 'A' axis, right? Mach3 should have no
difficulty
> handling that. That said, generating g-code for a setup like that
may be a
> little challenging because this is not a common configuration, I
think, and
> I don't know what kind of software would support that.
>
> If you can't use spindle as an 'A' axis, then I am sure you can
still hook
> up a stepper motor to the spindle. I do not know if mach3 can drive
that. It
> probably can. But even if it cannot, it'd be fairly straightforward
to get
> some hardware pulse generator and hook use that. So, the approach sounds
> fine to me.
>
> Vlad
>
>
>
> On 1/11/06, Keith Clark <mail@t...> wrote:
> >
> > I am wondering if I can use a stepper motor to turn the spindle of a
> > lathe. I am using Mach3 to control the 2 axis router machine that
> > mounts on the woodturning lathe. I will do very slow rpm work,
> > shaping vessels with the router machine. It seems like Mach3 is
> > capable but the docs do not specifically discuss stepper motors but
> > say a step and dir controlled motor will work. Does anyone see a
> > problem with this approach?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Keith Clark
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