Hi all,
I have been a lurker on the forum for a long time. I recently picked up a crusty looking boxford 160 lathe, I have cleaned it up and I am planning on refitting the control to something more 21st century. All the advice so far is pointing to Linux CNC.
Here is the first video of the clean up:


Next job is to try to get the spindle moving. Does anybody have a wiring diagram or any experience of trouble shooting the dc drive on these things?

I posted this on another forum, they gave good advice but I think there is more likely to be first hand experience with these machines on here, being uk based.

Appreciate the help!

Andrew

BTW feel free to have a look at my other videos. there is a random assortment of all sorts of projects on there