Recent content by slowtwitch

I don't really have any use for the tail stock. All my machining is chuck only on these lathes :)

You may have a point there :) I didn't take either spindles apart, as both felt really nice. As for the fellow in the video, his name is Marko from Croatia. He and I have been swapping notes on our rebuilds :)

Thanks, I use the same keyboard on my mill, its been over a year and it still works great. As for the 220 spindle, it's actually the same as the 6 and 120. The only difference is the back pulley, which is either open (for through the spindle operation) or the closed version used on the 120...

Hello folks, One thing I didn't mention in the previous post, the tool turret is controlled by a board made by Andrew Barrow. More info can be found here... http://emcoturret.blogspot.com/ Lastly, I had the monitor mounted to the control panel. But, its location limited the movement of the...

Hello folks, As I have mentioned in another thread, I acquired an Emco 220 lathe. I really didn't need another lathe, but, the Emco 220 has some much needed goodies that I needed ;D The 220 has a large chip bin, which means, I don't have to empty it after each part I make and a parts...

Hello folks, As i have mentioned my Emco 120p restoration has come to an end. i'm completely happy with the way the machine runs...even under Mach3 :) But, i felt that the 120p was kinda lonely, so i recently acquired an Emco 220 to keep it company :) I'll start rebuilding it tomorrow :)...

I'll post a more complete video of all the changes and guts in a couple days. Greg, the spindle motor is running at 3600 rpm in the video, but, I have had it up to 5000 rpm and it spun like a dream. The steppers are set at 10 microsteps. As I mentioned in my post, the gcode used was an older...

Hi Folks, I haven't posted here in a bit and since there are a couple Emco builds here, I thought I would add mine :) The lathe has been completely gutted and all new electronics installed. For the spindle, I'm using a 3Hp vector duty AC motor, driven by a Hitachi WJ200 VFD. A braking...

Great info, Greg...thanks

Hello, I have an Emco 120p, which is a twin to your lathe..just the colors are different:D I have converted it to all new modern electronics and installed new stepper motors and an AC 4hp motor for the spindle. Being a complete newbie at cnc, I never really found out what type of ball screws...