Lathe project needs a turret
- CaliusOptimus
- Offline
- New Member
-
Less
More
- Posts: 1
- Thank you received: 1
24 Oct 2025 18:50 #337080
by CaliusOptimus
Lathe project needs a turret was created by CaliusOptimus
Hi all, new user long time lurker. My first linuxcnc experience was a sherline and a parallel port some 10 years ago. That turned into a pair of tormachs, now a vf2ssyt, and more if I had the space. Anyway...I picked up this lathe some time ago. It was originally cnc and converted to linuxcnc by the previous owner. I got it in a sort of working state. Everything was hooked up and moving but needed some refinement. At some point the PC died of unknown causes so I decided to start from scratch with trixie, kde and 2.9.6. I've got the servo thread running solid at 0.5ms, the motors all tuned and running well, the spindle drive is now controlled through modbus rather than analog, and I've added a few handy things with pyvcp. It's running fast and holding size.Now it's ready for a turret, and I'm hoping to get a recommendation. I currently have a neat manual turret but... manual is no fun. I've browsed alibaba and seen some affordable options. Also checked ebay and the pickings were slim, ancient and beat to death. I considered a tormach turret since it works so well on my sl15 but it would be nice to beat the $5k price tag.Also searching for an automatic collet closer or some sort of automatic chuck. It would be amazing to have a 16c or a 3j automatic collet... sounds like a huge amount of work if I can't find something to retrofit. Any ideas?
The following user(s) said Thank You: COFHAL
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- andypugh
-
- Offline
- Moderator
-
Less
More
- Posts: 19664
- Thank you received: 4547
24 Oct 2025 20:31 - 24 Oct 2025 20:32 #337086
by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Lathe project needs a turret
The manual turret looks like a prime candidate for motorisation...
Or get an industrial robot arm to operate the manual tool changer for you.
Or get an industrial robot arm to operate the manual tool changer for you.
Last edit: 24 Oct 2025 20:32 by andypugh.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Moderators: piasdom
Time to create page: 0.059 seconds