Yes, I've been looking for a decent CNC lathe for a while. There are a lot of really nice production type machines available cheap, however they weigh 12,000# and need 30-40HP worth of power for the spindle, hydraulic and coolant pump motors which is a bit of a pain for a home shop. I like "full sized" machines since I tend to work on larger projects, but I'm perpetually short on shop space (~1,200sf currently) and only have a 125A 240V 1ph feed to the shop.
------Original Mail------ From: "Gregg Eshelman" <g_ala...@yahoo.com> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:46:13 -0600 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Lathe conversion with Mesa 5i25 / 7i76 On 10/29/2014 10:42 AM, p...@wpnet.us wrote: > It's a Harrison Trainer manual/CNC 280. It previously had a conversion from > it's original dead controls to Microkinetics stuff and now I'm going to > LinuxCNC with the MESA 5i25/7i76 set, retaining the MK stepper drives since > they're fine. I'm doing it as a strictly CNC conversion since I have other > manual lathes. I installed a new Hitachi VFD to drive the spindle which is > working nicely. That's a nice sized lathe, about 11x30. I'd like to be able to get something like a Denford Orac or a Magnaturn 612 or even a Compact 5 CNC or PC that needs a refit. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
