Hi, I'm looking into building a CNC lathe from scratch and need some advice about what motors to use for the actual turning of the workpiece.
I'm using steppers for the XYZ axes, but I would also like the motor that turns the workpiece to be direction and speed controllable. Would stepper motors be up to the job of turning a lathe chuck? My suspicions are that they wouldn't. What would people suggest?
Thanks
Dave