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After becoming familiar with standard lathe operations one develops the desire to cut complex shapes on a lathe: fancy chess pieces, earing, knickknacks, table legs, specialty adapters, Morse taper, ... A CNC (Computer Numeric Control) lathe is the way to go, but these systems start at about $2,500 and it takes months to learn how to use these machines efficiently. Computer skills are required. For hobbyists, there is a faster and cheaper way to do so. [ More ]-PDF

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Lathe City
Safely Working with Benchtop Lathes
Volume 3 – Poor Man's CNC Lathe + CD
by U. Burghaus

100 pages, 51 figures, 18 tables
, 2 program listings (segments)
plus CD including 6 Windows programs
and manual
Computer skills are not required.
Doable on any lathe.
Gray scale LASER print, binding spines
11 " by 9.5", 250 grams and one CD
In the meanwhile we would use a data DVD rather than a CD. If this is a problem then send us an e-mail at point of order.


US Registered Copyright Number: TXu 1-816-606
ISBN-13: 978-0-9851360-4-8 
ISBN-10: 0985136049  
EAN: 661799788038

Doable on any lathe.

Synopsis [ PDF ] [ HTML ]
Content list [ PDF ] [ HTML ]
Look in the book - free preview [ PDF ] [ HTML ] (This is not the complete book, of course.)
The programs do not directly generate g codes, but slicing (contouring) tabels.


The CD includes the following programs to allow slicing various shapes:

  • Parabolic shapes
  • Spherical and elliptical ends, e.g. ball ends
  • Spherical side shapes
  • Taper shapes
  • Morse taper

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Free demo program [ Disclaimer ] For Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows 7, Windows 8: [setup] [Demo.001] [Demo.002]- download the three files, save all of them in the same folder, don't change file names, double click on the exe file (the first one on the left, setup), that will install the demo program. If you restart the computer it will show up in the windows "all programs" list. A deinstallation program is also generated. Trouble? [ contact ] We can also e-mail the files. The programs do not directly generate g-codes, but slicing (contouring) tabels.


Example Projects

Slicing shapes on a manual lathe

The windows software.

The windows software.


CD included

Software: System Requirements
The software is tested for the following operating systems:

  • PCs only
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows XP (Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 2)
  • Windows 98 (32 bits)

The software will not run on EssPC, Macintosh, Linux (unless you install Windows).
We have a demo version on this site for free download. Try it out. If it runs on your computer then the full program versions will also work. Trouble? [ contact ] [ Disclaimer ] The demo versions does not allow to save data files. Note that we don’t accept returns of information products. Once you opened the envelop that includes the CD, it will be yours. Therefore, try out the demo. The programs do not directly generate g codes, but slicing (contouring) tabels.


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