So it begins...

After making a CNC router, now comes the turn to converting a mini lathe into a small CNC machine.

Here is how it looks almost disassembled and ready to go, notice the fine homemade paper bellows:-) :



Here are the plan:

1
Change leadscrews and fit steppers.
Already have a HobbyCNC board lying around, needs to buy some steppers still.
Bought some TR16x4 and TR10x3, gonna have to make some taps for making the leadnut, we'll see how thats going to work. These are the babies


2
Way cover

3
Full enclosure

4
Change to digispeed control of the motor

5
Automatic toolchanger turret

6
Some kind of cooleant system

7
We'll see when we get there:-)

Im planning to tilt the lathe 45 degrees to allow the chips to fall down to the bottom of the enclosure. Does anybody knows if that could be a potential problem?