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31-10-2010 #1
Following a chat with somebody last week, I'm now the owner of a Conect 121 lathe.
So far, I've got it home, opened up all the covers, taken some pics, and done a bit googling.
Pics can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mc_mtb/...7625154378941/
From google, I've found out it's based on a ML10, and the original software needed either a BBC or Dos based computer.
I'm now of to clean it up, power it up, and see if anything works.
From the quick look at it I had earlier, it appears that the Stepper drives and control is built into one board, with the spindle speed control in the other, so I'll check that at the same time.
My plans are to retrofit a couple new stepper motor drives, along with the SmoothStepper and CNC4PC board which I bought for the (as yet unfinished) mill conversion, and get it running as it is, before deciding on if I want to upgrade it anymore.Last edited by m_c; 14-11-2012 at 08:29 PM.
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