I agree, I went through the same thought process and decided ELS wasn't worth it in comparison to a full cnc.
Has anyone tried cnc'ing the cross screw from the shaft that is the normal driver? Seems like a crummy mechanical solution, but it has big advantages in ease of installation On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 8:51 AM, John Alexander Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave - > > Thought about doing that, then thought "why bother?" it's a half-solution, > why not go the whole way and actually have a machine that can cut tapers, > threads, contours, etc... > > (I measured up one of my lathes for a fellow called Graham Meek, who > publishes designs for (amongst other things) a threading gizmo clutch > thing. Beautiful work, intelligent designer. But, the lathe that I measured > was apart because it's slowly getting CNC'd - easier and more flexible than > the mechanical solution) > > John. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is > your > hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought > leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a > look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
