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use a form tap they work better for small taps the tap drill for 6-32 is 1/8

by the way i have been machinist for 28 years and yes on manual lathe i can
hold better than +- .003 i was talking about many parts over 2" long steel
off my 7x12 cnc lathe yours? most of the...

i would like to say one thing about mach3 turn spindle speed control if you
want good threads i found manual pot control gives you better rpm control
when threading 1 to 2 rpms var i have been...

i do not have a tormach but when i built my x2 cnc mill first i lined my
ways with etched .015 teflon instead of turcite surface ground the
gibbs these machines take some fine tuning but now i can...

SO WHATS NEW?

when you run the spindle calibration why does mach3 turn off closed loop
on the spindle then back on when i am done am i setting something up
wrong in the settings? THANKS

ok i have built a 7x12 cnc lathe that uses mach 3 turn had no trouble
threading till i tried to use spindle speed control with with step and
direction using a c6 board with my c10 breakout board...

i been having not a good time with mach3 turn but love mach3 mill been
using it for years now i have built another cnc lathe i used turbo cnc on
my other lathes but it has many bugs never got...

has anyone got good speed control using this the c6 board i am using mine with a c10 breakout board plus a kbic 240ds board hooked up to the dc motor on a cnced 7x12 lathe that has a 1 slot pick up...

HAS ANYONE USED CNC2LATHE IF SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT

ok got my mach3 turn working now good just went back a few ver. on the software now using the last one from 2009 spindle rpm trouble fixed now
i am looking for cheap cam for the lathe is cad2lathe...

is there just not many people using mach 3 turn the mill software is great
but the lathe does not have much support the manual does not go into
much so where do you go

does anyone know how to use the Spindle calibration in the new lockdown
version of mach3 turn i only have the manual speed control but got my index
working so want to calibrate the rpms thanks

yes you are right you also have to tell it you have a sindle relay even
if you do not thanks all works now thanks kinda thought but tried the
m3 thing but did not work till i faked the relay

i have the same problem just rebuilt my lathe got it running today
loaded newest lockdown version works in diag. not on manual or auto
it did work on this lathe last year i can not remember what...

need help with my home switches after they hit in x it only moves
just enough to un trigger the swich some times is there a way to make mach3 turn in the setup move more the z does using the same...

i just started using mach3 turn been using mill for years have very little
trouble with it and can find most help in the documentation that
they wrote for it but the turn leaves a lot out is there...

no it uses seig own thats why i am asking and for wiring thanks

has anybody used the c6 speed control board from cnc4pc on a sieg 7x12 lathe
cnc conversion the lathe having the stock motor and speed control and if so
what about the spindle direction control...

one reason we can not make things in the usa is the ceos and gm make
to much even when the company goes under!!!!! (bailout-bonus)

and maybe coming home from work at a company making these things in the
usa spending the money i made in the usa company in the usa on made
in the usa

yes some stuff will never come back but it would be nice to be able to
go to say sears and buy made in usa wood plane,hacksaw blade,vise,
hammer,and feel good buying IT

the only way to fix the us economy is to go back to made in america
support the family next door they do it in germany works there
WE NEED TO BRING THE MONEY BACK TO THE USA

yes i just emailed someone else from the zone some better pictures

ok sell $600

selling it but in a auction why the $600 question seeing if i want to sell it
been thinking more $750

$599 better starting price?

8"x 4"y 6"z the grinding wheels are 4" they mount right on spindle
i live in sidney ny 13838 this grinder sold for over $6000 new
real american machine i also have the cast iron table for it...

$600 to much

i have a used benchtop sanford suface grinder that i want to sell it is in
go working condition the only thing wrong with it is the electromagnetic chuck
stoped working so i am using a manual vise...