Originally Posted by
gbesch
Greetings, all!
I have little tabletop equipment made by Sherline. I've converted both the lathe and mill to CNC using parts from Sherline and the servo kits from IMService. I'm finally to the point of having fun making chips, but have discovered that manual tool changes are a pain. Now I'm hankerin' to build an ATC for each machine.
I've done Google searches for plans/kits/ideas for automatic tool changers for both the lathe and mill, but haven't had much luck. The only thing I've found so far is Joe Vickar's tool changer for the mill, which I'm still considering.
Does anyone know of any websites where I can find plans/kits/ideas for automatic tool changers for both the lathe and the mill? I'd prefer to build my own and would like to see how others have solved the problem before I dive in.
Regards,
Greg