Hello Chaps
I am using a lathe with Mach3. I use screen 1024.lset ( the entry
level screen )
I have wired up a stepper motor to drive the tailstock screw.
The ides is to use the tailstock for drilling and holding the
rolling centre when machining long shafts.
For drilling I dont think it will be important ( for me at this stage anyway)
to be precise with dimensions and depth . All i really need at the
moment is to be able to put some code in which will drill a starting hole
in a solid rod before boring.
Again - for holding the rolling centre on a long shaft - will manufacture a
spring loaded rolling centre which will apply spring pressure to the
rolling centre to allow for small discrepancies in the shaft lengths.
The rolling centre will have a spring controlled travel of about 5 mm which
should be enough for what i want to do
I would appreciate advice and suggestions on doing the setup such as
which axis to use , which switches to activate , etc and most importantly- where to
find the setup details in the operators manual
best regards and many thanks in advance
fred evans