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Hello All, Since I have to start from scratch with LINUXCNC to run my lathe (believe it or not...I lost an entire computer in my move) I was wondering if anyone would like me to do a from the beginning walkthru of setting LINUXCNC up to run a minilathe. Regards, Will Riddle ...

I went out to my garage to start setting up my minilathe which has been stuffed into a corner since my move in July. I found my lathe, tooling, machinists toolboxes, tool holders etc, control cabinet...but no computer tower :fan: . I will be tearing into other spots in the garage tonight...it...

I have to share this with you all...I just finished talking with my boss and found this out. I build custom industrial control panels for a living. We just finished re-working the control circuits for a large manual lathe, as they are ordered from out of country and don't meet UL standards for...

Hello all, I am starting on my first cast engine build. I will be making all my own patterns and castings. I have been working on a mini-lathe conversion to CNC, and this is the first chance since I moved to get it set back up and going again. I am looking forward to getting into the...

Well folks, I haven't been able to use my shop for couple months now.... tables were needed by the family, and things got piled in there during cleaning and shuffling...garage is a mess from past few projects and cleaning/re-arranging that stalled. Over the next few days I am going to attempt...

Hello all, I am contemplating purchasing this machine with my tax return this year... Please give me your opinion on this machine, or even better if you have tried it or own it tell me how you like it. Here is the catalog page from Grizzly http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2012/Main/550 , the...

Hi all, I have been staring at my spare engine block in my garage. it is from a mercruiser 120 engine, that I rebuilt for my boat. I have been giving serious thought to measuring everything on it and building it in miniature. I would love to make it as much like the full size as possible. To...

Do any of you fine folks know of links to any sites or articles that discuss mounting and turning parts on the faceplate? I am still very new to lathe use, and have not as yet done any faceplate turning. I see the need to do so coming up when I move to bigger and cooler projects. I am looking...

I decided to start with a really basic air/steam engine for my first project. I figure this will let me get used to using and setting up my newly converted to CNC mini-lathe. My choice for an engine is the Mccabe's Runner. I have downloaded the prints, and printed out a nice set on our plotter...

Last couple days I have not been able to get out and work on my cnc lathe , so made myself a promise I would get out there today and get the following accomplished. 1) get lathe wired into control panel 2) get computer moved out to shop and wired up & connected to control panel 3)...

Hello, My name I Will, I live in Everett, WA. just north of Seattle. I was raised with encouragement to learn how things work, take stuff apart. My dad was always building, fabricating, or fixing something with me right there helping him. As a result I have what I think is a good mechanical...