View Full Version : Convert a lathe to a cnc lathe


Tompie
09-20-2006, 09:18 AM
Hi guys,

I have a small lathe and was thinking about it to convert this to a CNC lathe, but I'm a newbie in this.
Do you have an idea where I can buy stuff to make it this way?
I already have a cnc router, so i can use this hardware for steppers.

Thanks for the information.
Tom

NC Cams
09-21-2006, 08:41 AM
Read these before you develop any preconcieved notions on what to do and how to do it:

Lathe retrofits:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22723&highlight=lathe+retrofit

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22918&highlight=lathe+retrofit

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20895&highlight=lathe+retrofit

Perhaps long and tedious BUT retrofitting a lathe is NOT as easy or as simple to do as in doing a mill, especially if you plan to do threading.