re: universal head was Re: Digest Number 2026

Aint the machine tool world great?

I suspect this is not what he had in mind. The universal in this case
is that you have BOTH a vertical spindle and a horizontal.

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

P.S. I think he is describing a type of construction for a 5 axis
machine. It would seem that the 4th and 5th axes are either "covered
by", or "made possible by" the sphere in his description.

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> > 20. Re: Universal head was
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> Eric
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