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A project log for Mini Lathe (Emco Compact 5) CNC Conversion

New cross slide, BLDC spindle motor, custom 32-bit grbl port, spindle sync, threading (G76), MPG controller+++

terje-ioTerje Io 05/10/2019 at 12:220 Comments

I have added two wizards to my GCode Sender to simplify testing.


Turning - for reducing stock diameter:

Threading:

The threading wizard is ported from a utility written by Stephan Brunker for Mach3 (from FreeBasic to C#). Wizards for facing and parting to be added. Lots of testing required as all this is dangerous stuff.

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