Harrison m300 with acorn centroid control

midy · Post by **midy** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 6:57 am

I'm a few hours into this build so thought I'd start taking some pics, I'm going for quite high end components and hopefully high end accuracy

Post by **martyscncgarage** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:06 pm

Wow, very cool. I wish you well on the project. Please do keep us updated on your build.
Marty

frijoli · Post by **frijoli** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 9:28 pm

Cool, looking forward to seeing more.

midy · Post by **midy** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:53 am

A few more pics and a little more progress... hopefully the saddle and apron should be complete this week.
Going to order the acorn and pro lathe this week hopefully.

Post by **cnckeith** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:06 am

first class!

Post by **martyscncgarage** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:18 am

Nice work!
What are you going to use for motors and drivers?
Marty

midy · Post by **midy** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:29 pm

I've got 2 8Nm servo steppers w

ith encoders on, they are not really servos, so not sure why they call them that! Also known as hybrid steppers i think?

Post by **martyscncgarage** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:44 pm

midy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:29 pm I've got 2 8Nm servo steppers with encoders on, they are not really servos, so not sure why they call them that! Also known as hybrid steppers i think?

Those should work well. I want to try a variant of those on my next DM2400 build. No worries about lost steps.
Keep plugging along and keep us posted on your progress.
Marty

densman · Post by **densman** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:51 pm

I am following your progress with great interest. I have the same lathe in my shop that I always thought would be a good candidate for CNC conversion.
Are your plans for a automatic tool indexer ?
Dave

midy · Post by **midy** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:46 pm

Hi Dave, I've not decided yet but think i'm swaying towards a gang lathe setup, where you can have different pallets of tools say 5 or 6 on 1 pallet. Seems cheaper, easier and more accurate to me. All advice welcomed though.........

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