How To Use Mach3 Wizards - OD Taper on DIY CNC Lathe

**GBWM** · May 15, 2022, 04:29 PM

Hello. I made a short video on how to generate some Gcode using Mach3 Wizards in Mach3. Quite useful for simple turning operations. I use it sometimes to generate codes for my LinuxCNC based DIY CNC Lathe. I hope this video will help somebody!

**nova_robotics** · May 16, 2022, 07:35 PM

Thanks. Do you prefer LinuxCNC or Mach3?

**DIYer** · May 17, 2022, 04:05 AM

Thanks GBWM! We've added your Turning G-Code to our CNC category,
as well as to your builder page: GBWM's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Turning G-Code by GBWM

tags: CNC, turning

**GBWM** · May 18, 2022, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by nova_robotics

Thanks. Do you prefer LinuxCNC or Mach3?

I've had Mach3 on my first CNC mill for wood. Worked quite well with a CNC USB board. But LinuxCNC allows for using incremental encoders for spindle which allows for threading operations - this is why I prefer LinuxCNC. Also LinuxCNC seems to work much better on parallel port but this may be affected by using Linux instead of Windows.