Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] mechanical axis switches wasRe: Can CNCPro...

>Hi smoke,
>
>No, the XY is shared by the four heads. They are used as either "tool
>change" or "slave" (multiple SAME parts). Think of a pen plotter.
>
>When the "drawn" line changes from red to black the plotter puts one
>pen away, and gets another. This is the way the Vertical machining
>centers used in metalworking shops work also. BUT, there is another
>type of plotter which has 3 pens(more or less) in a row above the
>paper.
>
>In this case the change from red to black is accomplished
>by "shifting" the 3 pen assembly to bring the desired pen into
>position, and activating the solenoid for the now "in USE position"
>pen...
>This is how the woodworking routers work when in "toolchange" mode,
>execept that they have full z axis control (usually) rather than
>solenoid. (sometimes an axis carries a "piggyback" air drill which IS
>actuated by a solenoid, or PLC.
>
>In slave mode, the routers have adjustable rods to set any arbitrary
>fixed distance between the heads. Then, the heads all go up and down
>together, cutting multiples of the same part.
>
>Hope this explanation clears things up.
>
>Ballendo
>
>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Smoke" <gordonr@r...> wrote:
>> I'd presume with four heads there would be separate X and Y axis
>for each
>> head?
>
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