I am interested in seeing these machines. I worked at a small shop that had both of these machines and they both left much to be desired for ease of use and programming.
Would it be possible to see some pics off list? Will Baden > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:03:11 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting a manual lathe, off the wall idea? > Clamp-on CNC attachment. > > I was able to use the existing amps, power supply, encoders, tachometers, > servos..... I just tied in the EMC signals to the amps and the encoder > feedback to EMC. I used the 5i20 IIRC and the +-10V board, an I/O board > plus 2 or 3 50 pin breakout boards. I have future plans to replace a > Crusader II mill control with EMC2, I plan to wire EMC2 to the same plugs so > I can remove the encoder plugs and larger control plug then plug it all into > mating connectors for EMC2. That way if I need to mill some parts while the > conversion is in progress, I can simply plug it all back into the crusader > II control and run. > > Since the amps are already tuned to the servos I used a command mostly of > VFF and some P and I gain. VFF took care of the velocity command, P took > care of the error correction, and integral took care of offsets that seem to > change as the amps warm up. That's how I think it works anyway, could be > wrong. > > RogerN > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Baden" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting a manual lathe, off the wall idea? > Clamp-on CNC attachment. > > > > > > Roger > > > > What all were you able to keep for motion control in the conversion of the > > anilam? > > > > Will Baden > > > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:31:46 -0600 > >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting a manual lathe, off the wall idea? > >> Clamp-on CNC attachment. > >> > >> > >> ----- 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. 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