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hope my previous post was not too wordy as to put people off. the more i think about this, i see it as 2 separate issues. control of all the non x-z motion items, and control of the x & z with mach3. i believe i will get my electronics-electric guy over here and see what we can do about getting the spindle to turn, and the brake, coolant & oiler to work without the fanuc stuff in place, and see what i will need to convert the power for all these items and get them properly switched.
once my lathe is working again but without x & z motion, i will attempt (with help if needed) the basic install of a kit and mach3. if i can accomplish this, i will have functionality again, i can always control the spindle, coolant etc manually, and use mach cnc and jog to move the x & z.
3 issues i guess, i will want the stuff to all work together but i can attack these issues one at a time, likely 1st an index for threading, then the mpgs, etc etc.
i took a few pics inside the cabinet, ill post them in case anyone has comment. ill try to make them thumbs but im not exactly sure how. hoping to reuse a lot of this stuff.
from shop 003 by
metlcutr55, on Flickr
from shop 004 by
metlcutr55, on Flickr
from shop 005 by
metlcutr55, on Flickr
from shop 006 by
metlcutr55, on Flickr
from shop 007 by
metlcutr55, on Flickr
once again, im really interesting in anything anyone has to say, about the kit ive "chosen", about vendors, etc etc
thanks
ken
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