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    Clough42 ELS for my HF 8x12

    Clough42 on YouTube is doing a series on developing an electronic leadscrew for his lathe. I am following the series and implementing his ELS on my Harbor Freight 8x12 lathe. This is my build so far.

    Encoder mounting. Encoder: OMRON Rotary Encoder E6B2-CWZ6C 1024P/R 5-24v
    Attachment 423882

    Stepper motor. NEMA23 570oz/in 5A 1/4” Dual Shaft Stepper Motor (KL23H2100-50-4BM) w/ KL-8070D Digital Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver-32 bit DSP Based
    Attachment 423884

    Attachment 423886

    I have it all working on a breadboard. I just need to get the PSU and all of the electronics in enclosures and mounted. Once I'm done with that I have some features of my own that I want to add.

    Check out his video series. Very complete and well presented. Go see James @
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTs9GygRQ-U


    John

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    hi there!Your post is very interesting!I am trying to make this electronic leadscrew too...can you please give me some information regarding the code that Clough42 gives?I cant flash it to the board...can you give me some info?thanks alot in advance!

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    Re: Clough42 ELS for my HF 8x12

    Slowly moving along while I wait for boards to be available from Clough42. I made some temporary changes to the software to activate the power button and make it control a solid state relay that turns on the 48 volt PSU for the stepper. I also got my display case done except for engraving the labels. The buttons are machined from Delrin. It's hard to get good pictures of parts that are so shiny. I used the Tormach Super Fly to face the display. That thing leave an awesome finish.

    Attachment 425440

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    Re: Clough42 ELS for my HF 8x12

    Another picture
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    Re: Clough42 ELS for my HF 8x12

    How did your ELS project turn out? I have the same lathe and would love to install an ELS and eliminate the need for change gears.

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    Re: Clough42 ELS for my HF 8x12

    Quote Originally Posted by KenShmid View Post
    How did your ELS project turn out? I have the same lathe and would love to install an ELS and eliminate the need for change gears.
    I know it's old but I just saw this. I got it working. I modified the software so that the power button turns the power to the stepper motor power supply on/off. The software still needs work. I know James has so plans for some safety features and being able to store the settings. I thought I would just wait for him to get back to that. If I get to the point where I am looking for something to do maybe I will have a whack at it. I have used it to thread but most often I use it as a power feed to get a good finish.

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    Re: Clough42 ELS for my HF 8x12

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