Digital Machinist article:
Encoder Threading with Mach4 Lathe and the usb cnc controller PoKeys57CNC
I was excited to hear that threading with Mach4 Lathe and the usb cnc controller Pokeys57CNC with an encoder was now working. I just had to try it, since I had mixed success with index only threading in Mach3 Turn. I had tested other software that was supposed to do encoder threading, but they were beta versions and had several serious issues.
From what I have heard, LinuxCNC has had encoder threading for some time, but I have had problems with LinuxCNC in the past. Additionally, I didn’t want to have another PC solely dedicated to Linux.
Article photos and other credit by Dan Mauch, Digital Machinist
Encoder Threading with Mach4 Lathe and the usb cnc controller PoKeys57CNC (PDF)
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