Originally Posted by tpmx57  I converted a 1340 over to cnc with a homebuilt system using geckos and Mach3.
It worked ok but not great for mill work.
I also machined ball srews and converted the screws to ball screws.
As a lathe not bad,as a mill not that good for anything more than plastic and aluminum. |
You found out what we had decided during our research. The picture pretty much tells the story- limited travel in milling due to the closeness of the mill to the lathe spindle, excess height from table even at full down position and lack of support for the mill head. I would guess you have a lot of lash in the Z axis stepper drive going through that drill press mechanism as well.
If a person just tossed the mill head away, you would have a pretty decent small lathe.