Hi guys, this link was up on CNC zone a few days ago but I did not know if everyone saw it.

http://taigmachines.com/Boss_s_Corner.php

This is the new power feed for the lathe that Taig has been working on. What is interesting is that when you hold on to the feed crank it autofeeds. While not a CNC lathe the power feed does open up some interesting abilities for the the lathe. I could also see someone using it as a basis for a full CNC machine.

Jeff,

Do you think that this will be offered any time soon?

Rick

I see Nick Carter got his hands on a prototype of this new power feed recently. There are some pics of the power feed here....http://www.mechanicalphilosopher.com/taigpower.html

For me the rubber band doesn't look too great. The rest of it looks decent enough though.

I am wondering how it will work for cutting threads. It looks very limited for thread work. I could be wrong though. I wonder if you can adjust the gear ratios for different size threads?

The finish of the round bar stock (steel?) in the prototype looks great. It's much better than my manual hand feed anyway.