[awerby]

How would a CNC'd wood lathe work? Manual ones give you a rest on which you hold a chisel-like turning tool; all the lathe does is spin. So what would you be automating, exactly? If you're talking about fitting it with a tool post that's moved in and out and sideways on slides by leadscrews, then you're turning it into a metal lathe, so why not just start with one of those in the first place?

[adam_m]

How would a CNC'd wood lathe work? Manual ones give you a rest on which you hold a chisel-like turning tool; all the lathe does is spin. So what would you be automating, exactly? If you're talking about fitting it with a tool post that's moved in and out and sideways on slides by leadscrews, then you're turning it into a metal lathe, so why not just start with one of those in the first place?

You are correct, I believe that is the goal of this project to allow production runs and copying of products with limit user intervention.