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Ive bought onecnc pro with 4th axis addon for my home workshop, I have tried the tutorials and picking it up on my own and I am really struggling to get to grips with even the basics, I'm...

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Im looking at buying an ac servo motor to replace the noisey hydraulic varispeed system on my lathe and was wondering how would I drive it? All I need is start/stop foward and reverse, it...

That is true for some makes, but if you look at a haas TL 1,2,or3 it has a rack and pinion on the front.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h108/KBattenbough/haastl1.jpg
Heres a pic ive lifted off...

On a manual/cnc, or teach lathe, im curious to know how is it possible for the saddle to be moved manually via the handle(rack and pinion), when a ballscrew also controls the saddle? wont the...

Thanks all for your input, Im beggining to realise that I should really be looking for a used bridgeport or similar if I want to go down the cnc route.
BW:- They are rifle parts, Ive not made them,...

Al
Is it too expensive then to convert a manuaul? should i look for a more suitable machine.
Kev

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First of all please excuse my ignorance, Ive never cnc'ed before, but its something id like to get into in the future.Heres my dumb questions, could my universal mill (jafo jaricon) be...

Thanks for the advice whelen, Ive sent them an e-mail and await their reply :cheers:

Thanks for all the advice guys, i shall do abit more probing around and see what ill come up with, although im starting to have my doubts about a benchtop mill and might have to take a look at the...

Just looked at the cnc mills from wabeco and they look pretty good, are you sure youve seen them priced for around 4K, i cant find a price guide anywhere.That seems reasonabley priced to me, although...

Thanks for your reply longrat, do you know who sells sieg x3 mills and if you can buy them already converted to cnc, im just looking for a machine that can produce the above said parts (ill try to...

Hi folks, im new to cnc machining and am in the process of setting up a gunsmithing business.I was wondering if anyone has had any experiances with the maximill from these guys:- www.simplycnc.com...