The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Brilliant info, thanks! I might go the stepper route then. I do have a servo that may be suitable, an old TV antenna rotator. Loads of torque, but as mentioned not very flexible in terms of speed. A ribbed belt could take care of any belt tension issues as well i guess. Lots to be done still. What s...

Thanks Mark- 1:Was thinking micro-steps would be the 'quietest' that steppers could be. Controller would be open really so far. Looking at using the Arduino as a system controller all in all, but this could be connected t any number of controllers dependent on the motor. 2: I've been thinking a belt...

Hey all- Question for you- I'm working on a linear carriage for my cutter head. I'm debating on the control for the carrier between stepper & servo/DC Motor. The stepper could be easier to use, but I'm wondering if the 'steps' are a bit too extreme vs a slow steady movement as provided by a DC setup...

Greetings All- Just signed up after finding the site doing research for making a lathe. Been hacking this idea for years now since seeing an old radio/phono combo that had a recorder years ago. I've been doing audio engineering type work for years now, first starting in radio broadcasting, then mast...