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After doing more digging I think the Centroid CNC is the way to go.
If I can reuse the red cap servos and spindle motor then their drives are $1500 each and the main control board is $2300 so for...

Not sure what you mean by that NEW?

My machine is a 2001 model
Again the memory is very low and suppose I could upgrade.
When I have a problem with this control, drives, or servos, I am told...

Thanks for the reply and sounds like a great project

I cant justify 20k on this machine

I found a company that has boards capable of converting the fanuc encoders to industry standard "HALL"...

Well I do a lot of small runs or one offs.
The fanuc is cumber sum to make small changes and the memory is very small so constantly moving programs in and out.

I have other machines with PC based...

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this question?

I have a lathe with a 21iT control and want to retrofit the control to a more modern control with conversational capabilities.

Red...

I recently purchased a Clausing Colchester CNC lathe with a 21iT control.

When the spindle starts or changes speeds it is very aggressive, Pulls 160+ amps.
Dims the lights and will fault out...