lathe turret encoder help

[iamspuddy]

i have a barruffaldi toe80 and im fitting it to a cyclone running on centroid acorn .
it had no original motor or original encoder.
ive fitted a stepper motor but will change if not suitable .

i need help looking for a gray code encoder suitable for an 8 station turret that i can make something to fit it to the shaft to show actual position.

im open to a better way to get this to work on the lathe

any help appreciated

[m_c]

A stepper motor won't work on a TOE turret, as they need quite a bit of power to lock the turret.

Are you sure it's a TOE80?

[iamspuddy]

sorry i forgot to say i initially had it working with mach3 before i changed to acorn . the nema 34 reverses and pops out the locking pawl no problem . the macro counted steps between tools position then reversed a set amount after the locking pin was fired to pop out the pawl to lock in place . it counted by a proximity switch picking up 8 capscrew heads on a disc coupled to the shaft . i didnt know how to get it to work with centroid so i took it off and fitted a dixon style toolpost.