Re: Rotary indexer - Lathe Tool Changer

Glen,

For a simple answer look at :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rID_OoHl3D4

My Boxford TCL lathe runs under Mach3 control. No encoder, just a
subroutine call for one or more indexes.

Ian

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "roboticscnc" <gsm42@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Group,
> I'm in the process of making a Lathe Tool Changer and am wondering how
> this would be controlled in Mach 3.
> Would you use a normal encoder with 1 Index pulse per rev for a
home
> position as well as A,B channels ?
> Has someone written a program to run in Mach 3 to control this ?
It
> could be just considered a rotary axis but would be easier to use if a
> "T" Command went to the appropriate tool position.
> Thanks,
> Glen.
>