Susan Parker

Starturn 4 CNC Lathe 

One of my (many) long-term projects is the refurbishment/restoration a 1987 Denford Starturn 4 CNC lathe which I bought in 2002.

Mechanically it seems basically sound although there has been some rusting here and there on the steel parts.

When I got it the first thing I had to do was a basic tidy up and removed the swarf left from its last use perhaps ten years previously (it had been part of a school's workshop).

Unfortunately the internal microcontroller PCB electronics have failed and the lathe no longer talks to a PC (via a serial cable), so I am having to put in a PC parallel port breakout board to run directly from a PC. This is probably the better option anyway.

Here are some pictures and I will put up further information as and when.

The Starturn 4 CNC lathe.

Close up of the Lathe itself.

Additional Information

Rear connections.

Indexing toolpost control interface.

PC to Starturn serial cable - © Denford Ltd.