I hear ya. My machine lathe and the Cincinnati arrow I retrofit both will be running on single phase power. The Cincinnati arrow already runs and makes parts but the toolchanger is not working yet with the control. Everything is wired up and working tho. The lathe retrofit is another story it will be needing some parts to get it running I'm thinking about$1500-2k or so and it will be done. Trying to scrape up some coin for that right now. Too bad you didn't contact me it's always nice to meet fellow linuxcnc guys and chat with them about machining and controls etc. I want to get to Florida where I grew up, I am not made for cold weather it seems I have begun to dread winter here. I'd rather bake in the sun LOL. Peace
Pete On Thursday, October 30, 2014, <p...@wpnet.us> wrote: > 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 <javascript:;>> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <javascript:;>> > 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 <javascript:;> 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 <javascript:;> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net <javascript:;> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Pete Matos A and N Precision and Fabrication Maryville, Tennessee 865-236-8996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
