fmw626 / nanoels

Electronic Lead Screw for metal lathe

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NanoEls H4

CNC and electronic lead screw controller based on ESP32-S3 that supports up to 4 axes:

• Automatic threads including multi-start
• Multi-pass turning, facing and cones
• Precise movements, soft limits and much more

See h4 folder for hardware files, software, assembly and usage manual.

Controller is available for purchase on https://kachurovskiy.com

Build examples

• fmw626
• Kissys

NanoEls H2

Cheap DIY Electronic Lead Screw (ELS) based on Arduino Nano for metal lathes.

No more greasy gear swapping! Control your metal lathe lead screw with a few clicks.

• Set leadscrew pitch for feed or thread
• Soft limits for the carriage
• Multi-start threads in 1 start of the spindle

See h2 folder for parts list, software, assembly and usage manual. Controller can be built from generally available components or from the official kit:

It's suggested to use STEPPERONLINE CL57T closed-loop driver with NEMA 23 3NM motor or stronger with 200 step resolution mode (full step) and a 600 PPR optical rotary encoder. See hardware.md for more info.

Build examples

• EdFleta
• fmw626
• Johannmupa
• kachurovskiy

Contributing to the project

• Questions, problems and improvements: please start a new GitHub Discussion or a new Issue
• Successful builds: please start a new GitHub Discussion with photos and comments