On 2014-08-16 15:45, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 16 August 2014 08:31:49 Marius Liebenberg did opine > And Gene did reply: >> Does LCNC adapt the feed rate to achieve CSS or does the spindle speed >> vary? > CSS is generally a lathe only function, and needs a controllable spindle > as it will vary the spindle speed upward as the workpiece gets smaller. > I've tried it a few times on my toy 7x12 but usually run out of spindle > rpms obtainable at the size of the stuff I play with, like a new nipple > for one of my BP rifles. That starts with 1/2" stock. I am presently > geared for about 1500 revs top. When I get the lathe back up and running, > I need to get a stick of 1/2" SS as it won't corrode so fast. Todays > shotgun primers leave nasty stuff behind. > > IIRC You were working on a spindle encoder a while back, did you get it > working? Yes it is going but I am not sure that my scaling is correct although the calculations seem to work out.
> Cheers, Gene Heskett -- Regards /Groete Marius D. Liebenberg +27 82 698 3251 +27 12 743 6064 QQ 1767394877 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
