Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
Bob,
Thank you very much, really appreciate it. Will let you know how it goes. Planned on doing it next week.
Tony
Thank you very much, really appreciate it. Will let you know how it goes. Planned on doing it next week.
Tony
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
You're all welcome.
Have fun, and post results.
Bob
Have fun, and post results.
Bob
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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek (Developer of the microscope.)
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
Bob,
Great idea. Thanks for posting.
Buc
Great idea. Thanks for posting.
Buc
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
Where might you have found the 3/32 end mill bit?
You say you want it done when. LOL
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
I got one from a friend. I don't know his source. It was made by Onsrud no: RBL-22613.
Bob
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
Thanks. . .looking it up now. . .
You say you want it done when. LOL
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
I just found one more set of numbers on it: 876740...I'm getting new glasses.Bob wrote:I got one from a friend. I don't know his source. It was made by Onsrud no: RBL-22613.
Bob
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
Pssst..... I could have done that ! NO.... all kidding aside that is truly ingenious!!!!!! And trust me I am extremely hard to impress. That is an awesome design job and well executed. I can hardly wait to try it. I don't think I could have come up with that in 10 years of thinking. Well maybe in three years if I tried really hard. Thanks Bob for sharing this concept and the files with us. I just got enthused about 4th axis You may get the "Shark Bite" of the year award for taking a bite out of the difficulty of a task.
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Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
Bob,
You must have been an engineer and a good one at that. You really impress me with all of your creativity
with your projects and now this.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Bob
You must have been an engineer and a good one at that. You really impress me with all of your creativity
with your projects and now this.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Bob
Re: Bob's Super Simple 4th Axis
Remember...New technique, new problems to solve.
1. Depending upon the diameter of your workpiece, you will need to make your drawing wider on the Y axis. Your gear circumference is usually greater that that of your workpiece. You need to determine the ratio, then adjust the Y size of your work accordingly. Example...I needed to stretch the width of the old man's face to almost twice as wide in order to have it look right in the carving. He looked pretty fat in the preview though.
2. Watch the depth of cut. Don't be agressive .05 at a time is ok. Also, if the final depth is too deep the carving gets distorted.
3. Since there is one gear converting linear to rotational movement, everything on the Y axis is reversed. Just reverse your drawing or text before creating toolpaths.
4. X and Z travel remains the same. But, the depth of Z seems to have a greater impact on the outcome with the 4th axis.
5. When doing facing cuts to clean up the surface, select raster and cut with the grain. You will get a cleaner cut.
6. I have also been running the engraving toolpaths a second time to clean up any fuzz.
7. When connecting the pinion gears to the ends of the work piece, I drill 1/4" center holes first in the work piece ends, about 1/4" deep. Then insert an axle through the gear into the center hole. This holds the gear in place while using a couple of screws to attach the gear. Then place the axle and gear on the other end, but don't attach with screws yet. Instead, place the assembly onto the rack gears and roll the assembly against the ends of the support arms until the axles contact the ends of the arms. This holds the assembly in alignment while attaching the second gear. Then remove the axles, roll the workpiece between the support arms, and re-insert and tighten the axles.
8. If you remove and replace the assembly from the rack gear, be careful to register it against the ends of the support arms again before rolling it back into the arms and inserting the axles..
9. And, you are using up a lot of your Z travel with this technique. Just be aware of that, and plan accordingly.
This might sound complicated, but if you think it through, it makes sense.
Also, after you've tried it, it's a lot easier.
Bob
1. Depending upon the diameter of your workpiece, you will need to make your drawing wider on the Y axis. Your gear circumference is usually greater that that of your workpiece. You need to determine the ratio, then adjust the Y size of your work accordingly. Example...I needed to stretch the width of the old man's face to almost twice as wide in order to have it look right in the carving. He looked pretty fat in the preview though.
2. Watch the depth of cut. Don't be agressive .05 at a time is ok. Also, if the final depth is too deep the carving gets distorted.
3. Since there is one gear converting linear to rotational movement, everything on the Y axis is reversed. Just reverse your drawing or text before creating toolpaths.
4. X and Z travel remains the same. But, the depth of Z seems to have a greater impact on the outcome with the 4th axis.
5. When doing facing cuts to clean up the surface, select raster and cut with the grain. You will get a cleaner cut.
6. I have also been running the engraving toolpaths a second time to clean up any fuzz.
7. When connecting the pinion gears to the ends of the work piece, I drill 1/4" center holes first in the work piece ends, about 1/4" deep. Then insert an axle through the gear into the center hole. This holds the gear in place while using a couple of screws to attach the gear. Then place the axle and gear on the other end, but don't attach with screws yet. Instead, place the assembly onto the rack gears and roll the assembly against the ends of the support arms until the axles contact the ends of the arms. This holds the assembly in alignment while attaching the second gear. Then remove the axles, roll the workpiece between the support arms, and re-insert and tighten the axles.
8. If you remove and replace the assembly from the rack gear, be careful to register it against the ends of the support arms again before rolling it back into the arms and inserting the axles..
9. And, you are using up a lot of your Z travel with this technique. Just be aware of that, and plan accordingly.
This might sound complicated, but if you think it through, it makes sense.
Also, after you've tried it, it's a lot easier.
Bob
Last edited by Bob on Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:03 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek (Developer of the microscope.)
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek (Developer of the microscope.)