Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC Taig lathe video

Hi Vince,

I notice from your website you have built a 'Brute'. What is it like cutting metal such as aluminium? I don't expect it to be able to cut steel.

Regards,

Terry

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


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