Hey
I am in the process of fitting a previously manual lathe with a Centroid Acorn board and Clearpath motors.
This kind of lathe manufactured by Linz, and a smaller model by Haulin, are made of a welded sheetmetal frame, while the slide rides on ground and nitrided 65mm rods. This setup is known for accuracy, stiffness and very small footprint, which I need above all.
Here are a couple of videos - in french though. If this thread shows interest I'll make some english videos.
Thanks,
https://youtu.be/IoOl3AU43us
https://youtu.be/1X3O1HY0gWU