Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 5-Axis help

Hi, first you may want to price 5 axis softwear!!! The price of such may be
way too expensive for the home shop guy..maybe 5 to 20 thousand
dollars...and another thing making a 5 axis machine and being able to get
repeatability might require some fancy machines..do the homework and
estimate the cost before you start! good luck brian f.

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From: "isaiah_bellais" <bellais@...>
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Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 10:04 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 5-Axis help


> Hello all. I am interested in building a 5 axis router mill like the
> one here: http://www.ctek-on-line.com/5axisgm2.html. Of course the
> one I have in mind is much smaller.
> A little back ground; I am a beginner industrial designer and know
> that some of the big companies have their prototypes built in these
> big machines. Most of the work that I do can easily be done on a
> smaller 5-axis gantry mill. I would like to mill something in a 2'-
> 3' cube area. Has anyone attempted to build anything like this? Is
> it feasible? I'm a bit lucky that I can get an aluminum frame built
> for next to nothing but my main problem is the drivers to run the
> stepper motors. The 5-axis drivers are considerably more expensive
> than their 3-axis siblings. Why? I have no knowledge of electronics
> so I can't design a driver myself. I've noticed tons of home built 3-
> axis drivers on the web but can't seem to find any 5-axis drivers.
> Has anyone on this discussion board built a driver for this type of
> application? If so, are you willing to help a struggling student? :)
> Am I in over my head? Although I'm not very knowledgeable with
> electronics, I am very technical and don't get discouraged easily. I
> have been researching this for about two weeks now and am hung on
> this one problem. Please help!
>
> Cheers!
> Isaiah Bellais
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