Grizzly G0752 Acorn Retrofit
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:01 am
Guys...
Here is some shots of my first Acorn build. A Grizzly lathe I have used for about 5 years. I have always wanted to convert it to CNC, but I hadnt found any decent lathe CAD/CAM software. Sure some that would work for CAD, but seriously lacking in the CAM department. I bought my first Acorn to use on another project and the more I got into Centroid control and Intercon, The more I wanted it on my Griz.
Since this is my first lathe, I looked over the other lathe builds here on the forum and basically followed them, with my own twists based an mostly stuff I have on hand. Here is a link to the video showing the control box and the lathe in its first hour or so of motion...
Since I am learning most of this from this community, I am not listing specs or part numbers, but will be happy to answer any questions that you might have.
Here is some shots of my first Acorn build. A Grizzly lathe I have used for about 5 years. I have always wanted to convert it to CNC, but I hadnt found any decent lathe CAD/CAM software. Sure some that would work for CAD, but seriously lacking in the CAM department. I bought my first Acorn to use on another project and the more I got into Centroid control and Intercon, The more I wanted it on my Griz.
Since this is my first lathe, I looked over the other lathe builds here on the forum and basically followed them, with my own twists based an mostly stuff I have on hand. Here is a link to the video showing the control box and the lathe in its first hour or so of motion...
Since I am learning most of this from this community, I am not listing specs or part numbers, but will be happy to answer any questions that you might have.