On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote:
> I really think the way to go is to convert an existing CNC lathe with > EMC2. All of the really expensive bits are there (ball screws, flood, > tool changer, collet closer, parts grabber, etcetra), installed and > proven to work. Yes, exactly. A machine originally designed for CNC, has all the precision machining, parts fitting, vibration analysis, lubrication, safeties, limits, drains, guards, servo motor mounts, ballscrews, speed changing, etc etc etc etc etc all done and settled. The real improvement would come from using a smart, PC based control instead of some ancient piece of electronics that was on the machine originally. My own retrofit project with the Bridgeport, involved almost zero precision machining and parts fitting. The only exception was to make encoder mounts for the servo motors. Everything else was reading, asking questions and a lot of wiring work. > CNC lathes should be pretty cheap if you can find a way > to move it yourself. I'm only thinking of finishing my project, because > I sold some of the parts, and I want to finish what I started. I just > wish I had the knowledge I have now, before I took the lathe apart. But > if no one dies or gets hurt, it's all good. I _really_ want a robot. Yep. I wish I had room and time, I would definitely get a CNC lathe to retrofit. i ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
