Originally Posted by zaebis  Ok we all know 4th use as an indexer for rotary work on the mill but has anyone tried to use it (implement it) as a lathe attachment as well? Would that not be a cool idea to convert your mill into a lathe? It would have to go 1500+ RPM to be considered suitable! |
I know this guy
"Hoss" has done it. I believe he has a set up so he has a belt from it going to a stepper so he can use it as a 4th axis and then he can take the belt off the stepper and put it on a regular motor to use as a lathe. You'll have to look through his video's
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=...ne&view=videos