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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 & Lathe Spindle Encoder Recommendations
« on: July 07, 2009, 01:38:59 PM »
Greetings all,
I'm new to the hobby-cnc world, and am reading everything I can get my hands on to try and get up-to-speed, or atleast not appear ignorant.
One thing I have decided on is to use Mach 3 as I've read hundreds of good reviews from people who have home-built and/or retro fitted CNC machines.
My current/first project is the design and construction of a CNC mini lathe (4" x 12") and I'm hoping for some reccomendations on Spindle Encoders that are known to be 100% compatible with Mach 3.
I've been looking through the archives here and found posts of people asking for help with some encoders, but I didn't see many posts that talked about encoders working on the first go.
One thing I did learn in reading all the posts is that I really need to have a USB (Smooth Stepper) interface to handle higher RPMs.
And while I'm at it I'm going throw out a really ignorant question:
For a lathe where I'm going to be doing single point threading is a VFD or a Servo better for the spindle motor?
Thanks for reading, and any enlightenment will be greatly appreciated,
Curtis F.
I'm new to the hobby-cnc world, and am reading everything I can get my hands on to try and get up-to-speed, or atleast not appear ignorant.
One thing I have decided on is to use Mach 3 as I've read hundreds of good reviews from people who have home-built and/or retro fitted CNC machines.My current/first project is the design and construction of a CNC mini lathe (4" x 12") and I'm hoping for some reccomendations on Spindle Encoders that are known to be 100% compatible with Mach 3.
I've been looking through the archives here and found posts of people asking for help with some encoders, but I didn't see many posts that talked about encoders working on the first go.
One thing I did learn in reading all the posts is that I really need to have a USB (Smooth Stepper) interface to handle higher RPMs.
And while I'm at it I'm going throw out a really ignorant question:
For a lathe where I'm going to be doing single point threading is a VFD or a Servo better for the spindle motor?Thanks for reading, and any enlightenment will be greatly appreciated,
Curtis F.