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

if it is anything like the Piranha, it's going to be about the time the temperature drops below 32 degrees in hades.

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.

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