Help.

Anyone know where I can buy a suitable version of VR turning and a V2.1 EPROM that will run on my Sept '98 Novaturn

Also I'm looking for a tailstock or any parts for one.

Regards George

I am looking for a tail stock for a Novaturn lathe, anyone out the got one for sale either complete or just parts (main castings) that I can rebuild.

All help appreciated

Pete

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George

Martin, if I can get the smile off my face I may have a coffee, The Mill is working using VR Milling, now I will have to learn how to use it properly, fortunately it looks fairly intuitive. Need to change 'Varta' battery on one card, dead and corroded, fortunately only £3 ish from RS Will talk later...

Martin, what can I say? the EPROMS swapped, FLSTEP selected and for the first time since I bought the lathe (almost 3 years ago) it homed, rotated and ATC operated. Fantastic! However since it has been stood for some time it is not as smooth as it could be so I think a major service and lubrication ...

Once again many thanks, wish I'd posted much sooner.

Will look at swapping 'EPROMS' first to ensure no problems with lathe. If all ok then probably will look at upgrade.

I understand it is better to be sitting down with a strong drink before discussing upgrades

Thanks Martin, that's a great help. If I read this correct, I could put the 3.28v1.6g into the NovaTurn and it should run with FLSTEP Then put the V2.1/b6 into the NovaMill and it should work with 'Flash' version of VRmilling I have on the PC Do you know if there is a version of the VR Turning that ...

Yes the motherboard has a permanent serial port attached on the rear and it is recognised by the system, I checked it was on and which address, interrupt and settings were specified. As VR only needs one serial port it shouldn't be a problem. Will check com settings again in the VR software tomorrow.

Mill works fine in DOS on Win 95 machine using tutor to control, Lathe will not go to full CNC on same machine, all tutor buttons work except 'Auto' which should send control to control unit (as it does with mill). Haven't tried VRmill on the W95 machine as Denford designed it for XP and above Dos c...

Just to add, the Lathe powers up and servos whistle, Control board show '8' on the LED and homing switch have the small LED illuminated

Many thanks for your comments, The VR milling appears to work via a 'Flash' code rather than a Seckey, I have that stored safely, The VR turning required a Seckey which I haven't found on the PC. The VRmilling operates on a Win XP sp3 machine. When the Virtual machine is up and running and I pick th...

HELP I have a Novaturn lathe circa Sept 1998, as usual from a school via Ebay therefore low usage. Control box has a 'Smartstep/3' board and a serial connector, the Eprom has a sticker stating v2.1 /b6 PROBLEM: I was given a PC (Win '95) with the software on it supposedly the original for this machi...