Re: 5 axis wood rooter

Sven,

I don't know of any low cost machines that are 5 axis. I can tell
you a little of the experiences of a customer of mine. They needed 5
axis motion to machine expensive guitar necks and bodies. Their
choice of machine was a Heinan from Japan. Cost was around $300,000!!

Not only was the machine expensive, a custom CAM post processor that
would correctly handle their cutting requirements cost over $5000.
Apparently, getting their existing high dollar CAM system to generate
cuttter paths for high speed contouring on the periphery of round
nose cutters was not an easy thing to program.

Last I heard they were still not able to fully utilize the machine's
capabilities after having the machine for 2 years.

Doug


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Sven Peter, TAD S.A." <peteryco@r...>
wrote:

> Hello Folks:
> A question:
> Does somebody of you know about a 5 axis wood rooter?
> I am asked to find a wood rooter where the rooter head swivels.
> So that it can follow tangentially a S-curve.
> The pieces to work are maximum about 95 cm by 65 cm by 10cm high
> and made out of precious woods that are sometimes very hard.
>
> I am able to build a 3 axis copier but when it comes to more axis

the

> cost
> explodes.
> Does exist allready some small CNC machine reasonable priced
> and rigid for an application like this?
>
> Thanks for any answer
> Sven Peter
>
>
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