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I've been a member here for just about a year, now, but I see I haven't posted much. I remember joining before going to Cabin Fever last year, but my profile says it was January of last year.
It's a bit of a story, but I got a G0704 and LMS3540 lathe to go with my A2Z CNC/Sherline mill and Sherline lathe. My plan was to have a dream shop when I retired in a couple of years. I wasn't sure I wanted to go CNC on the G0704 and debated DROs vs. CNC for a while. I made a couple of little projects running the mill manually while I thought about it. I looked at the low cost DROs that look like large digital calipers and the ones folks like DRO Pros sell. I thought I could go CNC for not much more than a DRO Pro system, so I grabbed Hoss' DVD and got started.
Along the way, a totally unexpected thing happened. The place I worked for offered an incentive package to retire early, and I retired in December. Since then I' ve been working on a major project around the house, and using my Sherline CNC to cut all the parts to CNC my Griz. Before I retired, I got the 12 threaded standoffs done. I took a long time to do them, since I don't have much experience. After I retired, I used the mill to cut the motor mounts to size, and the Sherline system to drill holes, counterbore and cut out the center holes.
Before retirement was even an option, I bought the motors, the electronics and everything (I think!) I need to do the conversion. I just finished the house project and now I plan to spend the next few months making the CNC system. My plans are to turn it into a system with a cabinet that can run a mister or even flood cooler. I'm hoping to have it finished by next winter. I'm in Florida; summer is a good time to stay indoors making things on your machines. The rest of y'all can work outdoors in the summer.
I figured I'd post here, in the hopes it will be good for someone. As I go along, I'll post more.
Bob
It's a bit of a story, but I got a G0704 and LMS3540 lathe to go with my A2Z CNC/Sherline mill and Sherline lathe. My plan was to have a dream shop when I retired in a couple of years. I wasn't sure I wanted to go CNC on the G0704 and debated DROs vs. CNC for a while. I made a couple of little projects running the mill manually while I thought about it. I looked at the low cost DROs that look like large digital calipers and the ones folks like DRO Pros sell. I thought I could go CNC for not much more than a DRO Pro system, so I grabbed Hoss' DVD and got started.
Along the way, a totally unexpected thing happened. The place I worked for offered an incentive package to retire early, and I retired in December. Since then I' ve been working on a major project around the house, and using my Sherline CNC to cut all the parts to CNC my Griz. Before I retired, I got the 12 threaded standoffs done. I took a long time to do them, since I don't have much experience. After I retired, I used the mill to cut the motor mounts to size, and the Sherline system to drill holes, counterbore and cut out the center holes.
Before retirement was even an option, I bought the motors, the electronics and everything (I think!) I need to do the conversion. I just finished the house project and now I plan to spend the next few months making the CNC system. My plans are to turn it into a system with a cabinet that can run a mister or even flood cooler. I'm hoping to have it finished by next winter. I'm in Florida; summer is a good time to stay indoors making things on your machines. The rest of y'all can work outdoors in the summer.
I figured I'd post here, in the hopes it will be good for someone. As I go along, I'll post more.
Bob
