Hi Brian,

thanks for taking the time to reply to my post.

I bought the late with the hope that I will easily find the information required for the conversion. It turned out that is not as obvious.
Out there are different approaches and options that are not fully explained for a newbie. Plus not many replies on the forums that I joined.

I ended up ordering the PlanetCNC board because they were the only ones prepared to offer support.

Regarding the stepper motors, I went for nema 34. They are fitting the original brackets. I got the drives and power sources was a bundle. So no mess with the compatibility.

So far, the board and the steppers should talk and there should be no problems wiring up.

The lathe came with its original electronics. So, I do have the encoder. Apparently it can be used with the PlanetCNC board. They sent me in the parcel a connection board.

The only part that is unknown yet is the VFD side. I was not aware that the old one can be used.
Could you please help me with a bit more information about the use of the original one? Is just a matter of sending the control signal from the board to the unit keeping all the rest in place?

Did you fit the new electronics in the box, under the lathe?

So far, my controller board and the opto adapters are here. I am waiting on the steppers.


thanks again for you reply,
Adrian