Mach3 Lathe Threading Struggles

[magicniner]

I bought a cheap USB motion controller from eBay

Hmm, not narrowing the angle there! ;-)

[m_c]

From the top of head in no particular order, the following support turn/single point threading-
Pokeys
PMDX
KFlop
CS-Labs (although I think you may need the higher end controller with an MPG module, and not the cheaper controller)
Centroid


IIRC Pokeys (and possibly PMDX) will work with a basic single/multislot sensor, whereas the rest require a proper quadrature output encoder.

[magicniner]

Does anyone do a good Stand Alone Controller for lathes?

[m_c]

Does anyone do a good Stand Alone Controller for lathes?

When I was looking at the Chinese standalone controllers, I'm sure some were available in turn versions.

[mondrota]

Thanks for your reply. Will pokeys 57 be suitable for threading?
Thanks

[battwell]

i think they are supposed to work. but ive never tried one.
have a look through the mach3 forum or contact pokeys to fully confirm.

[mondrota]

Okay, I got myself a pokeys 57u but something tells me that's not over. Does anyone know if I can wire the stepper drivers and relays directly to the pokeys?

Thanks!

[Chaz]

Okay, I got myself a pokeys 57u but something tells me that's not over. Does anyone know if I can wire the stepper drivers and relays directly to the pokeys?

Thanks!

Are you going to run Mach 3 or 4?

Pokeys cant thread on Mach 3 ....

[mondrota]

Im running mach3...

[Chaz]

Im running mach3...

It wont work. The same reason why I decided to ditch Pokeys (and Mach) and moved to Acorn.