That was my plan for my Samson manual lathe from the git go until my Hardinge CHNC showed up at my door step. I did plan on using a steel plate to mount things to just for the added stiffness the steel would have. I was going to hang the linear rails for the Z under the plate and wrap around to keep the Z axis plate as low as possible. In the end I'm glad I just found the Hardinge with a busted control and converted it to EMC2 with the help of the EMC community.
John Igor Chudov wrote: > 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. > > I would take a big aluminum plate and mill it to fit on the lathe > vee-ways, so that if I clamp it to the lathe bed it will stay solidly > in one place. > > Then the entire CNC would be made on top of that plate, using it as a > "CNC bed". Two slides would be on it for Z and X. I would, obviously, > lose some swing and some length, but I do not particularly care. If, > say, I end up with a 8x24" CNC lathe, I would be happy. I could remove > and reinstall this "CNC attachment" with a shop crane as necessary, by > unclamping it and lifting it up. > > Then I would have my original mechanical lathe back. > > IN OTHER WORDS, I would make a glorified X-Y table, which would clamp > on vee-ways. > > For enhancement, I could use the space between the vees as extra room > to mount the Z lead screw lower to improve swing. > > Adding an encoder on my spindle is not a problem. > > Any thoughts? > > i > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
