Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC Shaper

Hi Alan

Add a rotary axis to the clapper box along with A, B, and C axis on the
table.... Make the stroke start & stop points, and length programmable...
(Tool changer is probably a bit OTT).

I have fancied getting one, but finding the space to put it is a problem.

Regards, Paul.

On Wednesday 17 October 2001 8:03 pm, beer@... wrote:

> Well, it turns out that a shaper is a pretty cool thing. Cutting inside
> keyways is a classic use, but cutting dovetails is a use not commonly
> thought of, and the shaper does a fabulous job of that. And does with
> a cheap toolbit. ( I hate to think of what bit dovetail cutters sell
> for .. and how long those delicate edges last )