Weiler 160 CNC Retrofit

@tommylight No, everything is german if I didn't miss anything

@RotarySMP They just attached adjustable cams to a bar, pretty standard I guess

 

That is nice that they used switches. Schaublin embeded Hall sensors into the bed of the 125-CNC. I hope they dont fail.

I finally managed to get all the parts & wiring done. Settled with a 7I97T and a 7I84 controlled by a Raspberry Pi.
Crazy to think that the little Pi is probably 10x more powerful than the huge Siemens controller.
 

I implemented the tool changer via classicladder and it really works like a charm, pretty happy with it.

Now I just have to tune the PIDs for the servos and I can run some test parts. The Fusion360 CAM section for turning looks way simpler than for milling, pretty much just 4 operations, so I think I'll pick this up quickly.

Hi Klopp,

great project.
I have exactly the same lathe and the problem that the siemens control has an defect since today. Is it possible that you can share more details (electrical scheme, configuration files for mesa cards, ...) from your project so that it is possible for me to do the same.