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Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe
Anyone familiar with this?
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/tls/2126003075.html Is it obsolete? Is it capable of doing anything worthwhile? Can it be run from a PC with MACH3 or other standard software? -- I can see 2012 from my front porch |
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Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe
RBnDFW fired this volley in news:ievspp$kot$1
@news.eternal-september.org: Can it be run from a PC with MACH3 or other standard software? The simple answer is that any machine that will accept g-code can be run "from a PC". Most any competent CAM package could be configured to output the correct g-codes for it. But the pc doesn't _control_ the machine, it merely sends the list of machining operations to the machine's own control. The internal controller on the machine does the "running" of the lathe. Mach3 is a control, not a g-code generator, per se. This machine already has its own control, but the seller doesn't know (or won't say) if it works. LLoyd |
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Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe
RBnDFW wrote: Anyone familiar with this? http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/tls/2126003075.html Is it obsolete? Is it capable of doing anything worthwhile? Can it be run from a PC with MACH3 or other standard software? -- I can see 2012 from my front porch It looks a bit like a Sherline lathe in that package. As a simple stepper driven mini lathe it certainly could be converted to run from Mach3 or EMC2. You may need to scrap most of the rest of the controls on it though. The manufacturer's site lists it as a current product. I expect it's capable of doing worthwhile things if you're into model work or other things within it's small work envelope. I don't think it's worth the price they're asking. You could buy a mini lathe and add steppers to it for half of what they're asking. |
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Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe
On 2010-12-23, RBnDFW wrote:
Anyone familiar with this? http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/tls/2126003075.html Is it obsolete? Is it capable of doing anything worthwhile? Can it be run from a PC with MACH3 or other standard software? I would say, give labvolt a phone call at 1-800-LAB-VOLT and find out for sure. i |
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Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe
On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:19:02 -0600, RBnDFW
wrote: Anyone familiar with this? http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/tls/2126003075.html Is it obsolete? Is it capable of doing anything worthwhile? Can it be run from a PC with MACH3 or other standard software? http://www.labvolt.com/downloads/datasheet/dsa5300.pdf Price sounds a bit high if it doesn't work. |
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Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe
Jon Anderson wrote: On 12/23/2010 8:19 AM, RBnDFW wrote: Is it capable of doing anything worthwhile? Can it be run from a PC with MACH3 or other standard software? It's a Sherline in a nice cabinet. There's more than a few companies selling Sherline mills and lathes in cabinets as CNC trainers. I see nothing in the listing to indicate it has a 'control'. It definitely does have a control of some sort onboard. It has an LCD display, and the limited documentation available indicates it does indeed operate standalone, only downloading code via serial or Ethernet connection. What is not clear is whether the download consists of standard G-code, and whether that download capability is married in some way to their software, or you can load standard G-code from any software. |
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Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe
On 12/23/2010 11:41 AM, Pete C. wrote:
It definitely does have a control of some sort onboard. It has an LCD display, and the limited documentation available indicates it does indeed operate standalone, only downloading code via serial or Ethernet connection. What is not clear is whether the download consists of standard G-code, and whether that download capability is married in some way to their software, or you can load standard G-code from any software. Oops, you're right. That black panel is so dark, I didn't realize it's the same panel I saw in an image on the Lab-Volt site. Yeah, being a stand alone unit with no docs, no telling how much work it'll be to run under anything but Lab Volt software. Jon |
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Q about Lab Volt 5300 CNC lathe
On 12/23/2010 10:19 AM, RBnDFW wrote:
Anyone familiar with this? http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/tls/2126003075.html Is it obsolete? Is it capable of doing anything worthwhile? Can it be run from a PC with MACH3 or other standard software? Haven't had a chance to lay hands on it, but I've about decided it's too light-duty for me to have interest. thanks for all the input. Rex |
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