Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: inside milling attachment

HI,

Sounds to me like an air turbine like the dentist uses - similar idea but
with a custom built head that can take small bits at right angles to the
main body rather than at an angle like the dental handpieces.

Best wishes,
Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield, UK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Ross" <sross@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: inside milling attachment


> I thought it was a drag engraver too. But they told me its not, it rotates
> at 15,000 rpms that the 5th axis.
>
> Steve ross
>
> >I think that the inside ring thing is just a carbide or diamond point
> >and gets used as a drag engraver, the 15,000 rpm figure I'd imagine
> >refers to the main spindle used for doing the outside milling,
> >although I thought that even the new Taig spindles have a max of
> >10,000rpm.
> >Can anyone work out where they get the 5-axis part from their
> >name "Five Axis Jewelry" as it seems to be all 4-axis at most ?
>
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