Boxford 160 spindle control speed and direction help

[Saracen]

The 160 has no way of knowing which tool is loaded, so always end your programs with gcode which will return the turret to the Tool1 position.

I have a cheat sheet of the the number of moves to get from T1 to T2, T1 to T3 etc. The further it turns forwards, the more I have to move it back to be certain it has locked. I could work out the moves better but I prefer to work in whole numbers.

Most of the work on a lathe is pretty simple so I too write the gcode directly without needing CAM software. I've pretty much mastered simple cuts and threading and am starting to incorporate curves now.

I've found using delrin really helps for initial runs because inadvisable tool moves then just break the plastic, rather than the machine.

Adrian.