Threading with A B phase only?

Adam, Still running fine however I really only use it a few times a year. I can't believe its been 8 years. I don't really have any suggestions. Did you get yours converted over?

No, I fell at the first fence!! Failure to understand LinuxCNC, frustration in setting it up on my pc, then thinking even if I mastered the pc I'm not really sure I want to be tapping at a pc key board in the oily workshop. Time flies by and 8 years later this week I came across the Mesa 7176E, Nema 34 motors and DQ860MA drivers sitting in a drawer in my office . Actually I did mount one motor to the leadscrew but never connected it to anything. I've been using the lathe entirely manually after fitting a carriage handwheel twice the original size. I think I should buy the rocketronics.de ELS controller where I do not have to stretch the brain. Or another similar idiot proof package if there is one. I will be happy just to have carriage control for threading and general turning. Probably try to sell the Mesa 7176E on ebay.