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i am familier with steady rests. the problem is that steady push the work piece some even if just a little bit. when you are cutting wood, a little bit can make a big difference.
the other problem is that i am cutting tapers. these are not straight tapers, but very complex tapers. so complex that i you could not use a steady rest unless the rest is also controlled by cnc, and i dont think that is all that feasable.
anyway, i like the looks of mach2. i need to upgrade my computer to xp, but that is not a big problem.
anyway, if there is a better way to speed control an ac powered,capaciter start, motor, then i will just have to experiment with that later.
thanks for all your help
like i said, i would not have even built this machine is it were not for this site.
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