I'd suggest you clean it up and add a spindle sensor and X/Z drives and use LinuxCNC or MACH to automate it. You can still do manual operations with a CNC controller. If you don't want full automation

For your ribbed belts what do you use for lacing? I used MIG wire and it's only now after 10 years or so starting to break where it's flexing or work hardened. One of these days I will need to lace it

In Canada these appear to be available from https://www.habasit.com/en/habasit-canada.htm

I used a serpentine belt. Laced together with mig wire. That was 10 years ago and it still works. When I jam the parting tool in the work it squeals horribly. I think a couple of the mig wire stitches

Hmmm. I just cut a 1.5mm thread to match the locking nut for the milling machine spindle. Building a new pulley, I needed a tapered arbor so I used the SB Heavy 10L taper attachment to sneak up to an

Threading isn't rocket science. To me the 9 TPI leadscrew doesn't sound right but I don't know. Maybe South Bends did come with that. I'd put a dial indicator on the ways and then turn the lead screw

I went down and checked my 10L. It has the dual large pulley but I've only got one smaller one on the 1HP 3Phase motor I bought to replace the 1HP single phase. So it runs from the small pulley up to

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Has anyone added an X axis motor to a South Bend Heavy 10 c/w taper attachment? If so any photos? Thanks John "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" Automation Artisans Inc. www dot autoarti

There are just two on my web page. The small thumbnail and then the bigger one when you click on it. I was able to score a band saw on a bench height stand and outfeed table a number of years ago so t

Actually an auto oiler could be part of the enhancement program. Here's a photo of the R&D platform. Instead of an 8 bit PIC18F I'm using a 32 bit PIC32. The one on the board isn't the actual processo

For me it was stumbling onto a book at the library called how to build a lathe from scrap by Dave Gingery. All I had was a tiny Unimat DB-200 and it was before the low cost 7x20 lathes started showing

Or draw up a mount for a J1939 Servo motor and 100:1 reduction gear assembly http://www.autoartisans.com/3DPrint/Simu3DMount.jpg And print the parts. Just fits on the printer. http://www.autoartisans.

Another example of where 3D printing can be used as a tool. It was an experiment that worked surprisingly well. I needed a pulley for this 1.8kW Bergerda AC Servo so I cast one and bored to 19mm shaft

I too have been 3D printing for some time now. It's a useful tool for the workshop but it is still just another tool. For some it changes to being the only tool. It's a deep hole one can fall into. Fo

I like the geared switch part. John

For my E-Leadscrew group I have the same conditions. Anyone can join without approval but first post is moderated. It's worked so far. It might just be that one user trying to be helpful. But I think

Close and lock it I guess. There were rumours that groups.io was going to allow this sort of thing. That it would never be as secure as Yahoo which is why a lot of people didn't want to change. John

Here's the original header sender. Faith Banini via groups.io faithbanini@... On the MACHcnc group Queen Nanu news@... Same with CAD-CAM-DRO-EDM Queen Nanu news@... T

This is a bulk mail with lots of advertising on this web site. The list of items could just as easily been posted as a text message to the group without all the advertising. This same email has alread

To get rid of the disgusting advertising on the prezhost site here's the information that could have just as easily been in that email. John Dammeyer I suggest getting a few people in on the deal, ord