Re: Hexapod

Hi Ray,
I can see where it would be nice to have a Hexapod
table for a CNC mill. I was having trouble seeing how this
type design would be used in a home shop. The large machine
you described makes sense. I can see an advantage when you
are talking large scale, I just can't see it at the home
shop level. Someone else is asking about the software
required. I see the Hexapod as more robotic than milling
machine. Live and learn.

Thanks

Bob

> Bob
>
> If you imagine hanging that contraption up-side-down from the

ceiling and

> mounting a spindle motor so that the tool stuck out perpendicular

to the

> table face, you'd have it. The difference is that most Hexapods

used for

> machining have much longer struts.
>
> The one that I mentioned in Germany was a bit more than 5 meters

tall and

> the casting for the base was about 3 meters in a triangle.
>
> Ray
>
> From: cncdxf@a...
>
> Hi Group,
> I just don't get the Hexapod design as a CNC machine.
> However as a table to hold the part like the one in the link below.
> That I can see!
>
> http://www.polytecpi.com/hexapod.htm
>
> Bob