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Hello everyone, I am starting this thread to gather resources and ask questions about turning. I am about to put down the money for a new Eisen 1340 lathe. Have started to learn the basics of turning, by reading the SouthBend book by O'Brien and O'Brien. Have zero interest in grinding my own...

I am in the process of shopping for a lathe and mill. I am seriously considering getting a 3 phase motor and using a VFD to convert single-phase power for both. I am also very interested in building an electronic lead screw for the lathe. I am wondering if there is an issue wiring the ELS to...

Some pics & a few gotcha's. Before I did this I tore the lathe down & painted it, seemed like a good time to do it. While I had it apart I added O rings to the selector lever shaft bushing as it was starting to get dribbly there :( I went with the iSV synchro motor & the 6:1...

Using a Pi Pico for an Electronic Lead Screw Controller The purpose of this thread is to discuss an Electronic Leadscrew System based on the Pi Pico. There have been a number of other similar projects in various forums and on youtube channels, but as far as I know none have used the Pi Pico...

Greetings, Inspired by James' testing of the integrated servo that cost only $100 I bought one but can't seem to figure out exactly how to wire that motor up. I realize that the enable pin will not be used, but I am not sure how to deal with the DIR + connection on the motor. I have read through...

This project has a number of steps - I'll divide it into sections so you don't get overloaded!! Ever since I had my first machine shop in the 80's (Sheldon 10x36) I've had the bug to build or get an Electronic Lead Screw. Back then the tech was so "low" that I couldn't begin to afford or think...