CNC
Lathe Picture Potpourri
Just a few
pix along the way of my CNC conversion of a Lathemaster 9x30 lathe. It's
still not done as I'm writing this, but there has been a lot of progress
lately...
Whoa, bunch O' parts.
This is my original scavenging, most wound up not being used...
Driving the leadscrew
with a step motor...
Cross slide is gonna
work like this...
Got panel? MPG, joystick,
E-stop, and lots of buttons. The two holes are for feed and speed override
pots...
Built a rack mount PC:
Athlon 64, Micro ATX motherboard. Just installing Windows XP here...
Got the DC Stepper
Power Supply working...
Gecko Bracket from
a heatsink...
Heatsink is pure
aluminum: very gummy to mill!
Power supply, GRex,
and Geck Drive tray mounted in the second rack mount enclosure. Front
panel at bottom with more components...
E-Stop / Main Panel
Power in the "On" position, slap it down and it goes "Off"...
Red beastie is a
"Delay On Make" relay. It holds back power until the GRex has
a chance to boot up...
Step/Dir/DC Power wired to Geckos. Microphone connectors for 2 step motors and limit switches installed on back panel. Parallel breakout card for the control panel installed too.
Home/Limit Switch uses a roller microswitch and will be clamped to the lathe bed for the X-axis...
Swing arm rack is nearly done!
Driver Electronics Enclosure is Finished!
Back Panel Connections are Clearly Labeled...
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