27 Sep
2012
27 Sep
'12
12:44 p.m.
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Chris Tofu
<rampaginggreenhulk at yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Dave Caroline <dave.thearchivist at gmail.com>
Starturn is about the
same size as yours, a small education sized
machine, the big lathes are in the garage
For hobby and I use the machines for odd paying jobs, replacement
parts for old clocks etc.
Dave Caroline
C: Showoff. My EMCO F1 has blown steppers and I
threw out the console months ago. Was thinking of converting it to manual operation. All
that new fandangled computer stuff just ain't for me!
the console had the stepper drivers in!,
C: actually the steppers were slapped on to the mill itself. I still have them, but
they're trash.
look at linuxcnc easy retrofit for stepper systems
I have the lathe retrofitted with it and a home made 5 axis mill
http://www.linuxcnc.org/
C: Thanks, knew all that. It's the expense and effort at the moment though. Better to
have a working machine then nothing at all. But there's this guy on the TT_IMS yahoo
group who makes grandiose claims about his dinky Sherline setup, so I am starting to turn
green (as the Hulk should). But not w/anger...
A Starturn is big, no? Is this your business or your hobby?