You need to know what materiel you intend to machine and also how heavy cuts you intend to take. Looking at this motor,in my own judgement, I would go for it. I like this project. Lots to tinker and certainly unusual.
If you tram it in like that it will be perpendicular to your chuck but not necessarily parallel to your ways probably should use what you have in the v-ways use a couple of gauge pins to align the new ways to the old then use a standard method of alignment for your chuck to your ways
My friend made a cnc attachment that sits on the lathe. If you think about it you never really cnc anything bigger than a few inches. So why convert your whole lathe. But great work either way. I’ll find his video and send it your way
You need to know what materiel you intend to machine and also how heavy cuts you intend to take.
Looking at this motor,in my own judgement, I would go for it.
I like this project. Lots to tinker and certainly unusual.
Hello, what problems are you having with the sled and the rails? Gap stuck etc?
If you can calculate the driving torque of the BALL SCREW you can easily able to find out the torque required to move that axis.
If you tram it in like that it will be perpendicular to your chuck but not necessarily parallel to your ways probably should use what you have in the v-ways use a couple of gauge pins to align the new ways to the old then use a standard method of alignment for your chuck to your ways
My friend made a cnc attachment that sits on the lathe. If you think about it you never really cnc anything bigger than a few inches. So why convert your whole lathe. But great work either way. I’ll find his video and send it your way
His video is called making a mcfueler