Re: Bobcad 18 does 5-Axis machining?

John,
My setup on the GEM is the head stays vertical, and the part is
mounted on a dual rotary table.
Allan

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "John H." <johnhe-uk@s...> wrote:
> > I'm playing with the configuration right now, and Tech Support is
> > being helpful to setup a 5 axis driver file to work with my EMC 5
> > axis setup.
>
> On 5 axis machines does the motor just join straight to the
headstock and
> that's it, or is there some sort of counter balance system? I'm
thinking
> that when the machine tilts the head to say, 45 degrees on one
side, the
> motor will be being stressing quite a bit to keep it at that angle
if it's a
> heavy head stock won't it? Are there many 7 axis machines around?
I.e.
> Headstock side to side, forward and backward. I suppose it'd be
cheaper to
> mount the part on a rotary table than have the forward and backward
tilt.
>
> John H.