----- Original Message ----- From: "Igor Chudov" <[email protected]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:22 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Retrofitting a manual lathe,off the wall idea? Clamp-on CNC attachment.
>I have a Clausing 6913 14x48" lathe. I agree with the sentiment that > retrofitting it for CNC would amount to bastardizing. > > However, I have an "idea": what if, instead of modifying existing > leadscrews, etc, I make a "CNC attachment". It would not disturb any > existing lathe mechanicals. > > What I mean by this is as follows: I would move tailstock and carriage > as far to the right as possible to make room. My lathe that I did an EMC2 conversion is a Anilam Lathe Mate with a YAM 1422 lathe. It's made from a manual lathe, carriage removed and replaced with a dovetail cross slide mounted to the ways much as you describe. I found a couple of pictures of lathes very similar to mine. http://cgi.ebay.com/Anilam-Lathemate-YAM-1422-CNC-engine-lathe-retrofit-/140478835478 http://www.purplewave.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?purple240/1005 Maybe this would give you some ideas. Roger Neal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
