servo

Newer member here, but just wanted to share my experiences with my first large late- a 1979 LeBlond Regal Servo Shift 15"x54". Information on these machines online has been a little bit scarce and troubleshooting has been frustrating, especially because most issues with these lates are...

Hello everyone, I have an order on a PM-728VT and is due to deliver within a month. I will do a CNC conversion (with the PM mechanical kit), and will document it here, while also posting the myriad questions that are certain to come up. I am planning to weld up a base for it that will...

I have no idea if this is the right place for the build thread, but my home is above my shop, and this CNC project will be in it :) I'll say up front this is a big, big project. Especially for something that's only the size of an oven. This first post will be a sort of rolling summary (so...

I realize that quality servo motors and a synchronous control loop are not inexpensive but neither are they expensive. Why haven't they replaced the feed gearing on manual lathes? I would think it would greatly increase the range of threads that could be cut and save on the time required for...

Thank you for any info in advance guys. I am buidling a 12 z I H mill to cnc .I would like to use j3 or j4 mitsubishi servos and drivers. Im on a budget and am finding j3 and j4 servos but no sets together.So the question is can you use a j3 servo with a j4 driver or vice versa.