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fasteddie
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Rotary axis

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I was wondering if anyone knows when the Rotary axis will be available?

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if it is anything like the Piranha, it's going to be about the time the temperature drops below 32 degrees in hades.
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fasteddie wrote:I was wondering if anyone knows when the Rotary axis will be available?
I can tell you now how to build a rotary axis. you need a stepper motor with a planetary gearbox ratio of 7:1 fitted with a driving mechanism. From there you use that as a drive for a turning center, with a tail-stock at the rear end. In your mach 3 you set your A Axis as slave to the x axis. I would also suggest you set your router or spindle to a rate of not more than 250 ipm, at the outer rim of the cutter. If you are interested, I can give you more information.

DaleVang
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Next Wave Automation has the 4th (rotary) axis available now. I have had one for about a month now.

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