9x20 lathe conversion, pointers wanted

[Clive S]

8) That will depend on what EMC will accept. I use Mach3 and my old lathe only had a single pulse opto slot sensor connected to a smoothstepper, and it threaded perfectly well even though it only had a 750w DC motor.

Short Vid what EMC can do on a lathe. ( Don't what to get into the old debate re Mach v EMC) I use both but EMC can be a pig to set up but on a lathe its hard to beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDUv0kKAfH0

I have converted mine but not done the encoder bit yet. Happy New year. Clive