Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Knee in my mouth

I have a Milltronics cnc with the z axis setup you described.
Works great. The added advantage is the quill can be used in
the normal manual way for boring, drilling, etc.

Bob

At 07:43 AM 11/28/00 -0800, you 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.
>
>Jon
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