Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC and lathes?

timgoldstein wrote:

> Jon or other EMC members,
>
> Does EMC support lathes now? With the ability to do rigid tapping, I would guess that you could also support threading. But, don't know if it has been implemented.
>

Yes, we have had lathe support for a number of years. It can be done
entirely with software, but I think still requires something a little
more elaborate than one pulse per rev on the spindle. A real encoder
with index pulse is best. (With my resolver converter, you can also do
a machine with resolvers, like the Hardinge CNC machines.)

> >From my use years ago, I remember that the only way to support a lathe was as a 2 axis mill. Worked, but was convoluted and did not support the more standard lathe codes.
>

Yes, that is old. We now can finesse the "skipped over" Y axis, and
have 2-axis tool offsets in the tool table.
I have not run any of this stuff, but so see all the list discussion
about this. We also have CSS operation,
radius/diameter programming, etc. There are several Harding HNC and
CHNC machines running, as well as
others. Some people are now working on live tooling and other exotic stuff.

Jon