Carol Reed
In Memoriam
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- Coolidge, AZ
It maybe isn't the biggest deal but I got so stoked with it I forgot pictures.
As you know, I am planning a 4th axis motor to turn a lathe. You all just saw Leo's video of his rotary axis. Mine is a repurposed mini lathe that will be powered with a NEMA motor.
Today I got my hands on a dead General mini lathe. Control board was shot and too expensive to replace. But I don't need that part. It will have the headstock bearings replaced just because and its ugly green color will change. The really good part is that it fit in the hole I designed in the CNC base for it.
Now to get on to building the cabinet all this sits on.
As you know, I am planning a 4th axis motor to turn a lathe. You all just saw Leo's video of his rotary axis. Mine is a repurposed mini lathe that will be powered with a NEMA motor.
Today I got my hands on a dead General mini lathe. Control board was shot and too expensive to replace. But I don't need that part. It will have the headstock bearings replaced just because and its ugly green color will change. The really good part is that it fit in the hole I designed in the CNC base for it.
Now to get on to building the cabinet all this sits on.