Re: CNC Taig lathe video

Other than your videos and pictures, do you have any more details on
how you performed the conversion and how the conversion operates?

Thanks.

Joseph

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Vince Endter" <vince@...> wrote:
>
> The reason I converted my mill to CNC was to make it easier to
> convert my Taig lathe to CNC. The mill took about 6 months, the Taig
> lathe took two days. I got most of it done last weekend. I still
> have to add a speed sensor on the spindle. It is running on Mach 3
> software with a HobbyCNC driver board. Here is another boring video
> of the CNC taig cutting a convex shape and some rapid moves:
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8975430568789772373
>
> Higher resolution here:
>
> http://www.flyingcritters.com/video/cnc_taig_lathe.wmv
>
> Pictures here:
>
> http://www.flyingcritters.com/images/1taig_lathe.jpg
> http://www.flyingcritters.com/images/2x_axis.jpg
> http://www.flyingcritters.com/images/3z_axis.jpg
> http://www.flyingcritters.com/images/4tool_post.jpg
> http://www.flyingcritters.com/images/5back.jpg
>
> Once I get the AMP round connectors I ordered, I will mount the
> driver board to the rear of the divider. As it is I have to be very
> careful to keep the chips off of it.
>
> Vince
>