Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Knee in my mouth

Yes Jon,
Good point. In fact that is what I am doing right now. I am building a miniature copy of a milltronics Z axis except I am
using slightly different linear ways. The next logical step would be to bolt this onto a series 1 knuckle.
OR, just flip the turret around and mount a separate CNC Z head on the back of the ram. Just like the shaping heads and other
accessories for the series 1.
It would be a much better effort to develop one of these heads as opposed to a whole machine.

Jon Anderson wrote:

> There is another option for powered Z motion. Milltronics came up with a
> Z slide that bolted between the head and the knuckle. This offered 6 or
> 7" of travel. I've seen one of the mills in action, it's pretty
> impressive to see the whole head jumping up and down when hole drilling.
> This however, would probably not be the best option for a stepper
> conversion, even though the mass is considerably less than a
> knee/saddle/table.
>
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