Igor Chudov wrote: > I am thinking about getting a CNC lathe to replace my 6913 clausing. Just > thinking. > > What options do I have to not exceed the footprint of the Clausing? I would > say, I can fit something in the footprint of 50x80 inches. > > It should be something that I can power from single phase (20 HP spindles > are out). > > I would like to also buy something with a busted control, and retrofit with > EMC2. > Many typical CNC lathes are much less flexible than a typical manual lathe. Mostly, they are made to do short parts. Usually they do have a lot of features like bar pullers and gang tools or tool turrets, and part catchers, but may have trouble doing some of the things that your current lathe can do easily, like a long shaft.
Anything over 20 Hp will certainly be too massive for your shop, and likely expensive, too. So, just evaluate the capabilities of any machine carefully. Also, plenty of CNC production machines will be totally worn out when the go on the market. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
