Gregg Eshelman wrote: > On Fri, 7/5/13, Hubert Bahr <h...@hbahr.org> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Shizuoka on eBay > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Friday, July 5, 2013, 10:09 PM > > While I don't need to add a new > project at this time this does peak my > interest, but it brings up some questions. What type > of capabilities > can we expect to get by retrofitting one of these older NC > machines? > > ----------- > Search YouTube for kearney trecker CNC and you'll find several of an old blue > and yellow horizontal machining center updated to operation with LinuxCNC. It > can do things it never could have with its original control, such as rigid > tapping. > Warning, that Shizuoka looks VERY tall! make sure your ceiling is high enough before making a decision.
As for rigid tapping, it can be a bear to attach a spindle encoder to some machines that were never intended for it. I had to put gear tooth sensors in my Bridgeport's head so I could use the bull gear as an encoder. But, it works great! Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
