Re: http://www.cncmotion.com/

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "forumtvm" <forumtvm@y...>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Anyone knows what cam system (or how to manually program) a lathe

to

> produce those beautiful wood turnings featured in the cncmotion site

It's not really a lathe. In woodworking, they mount a rotary 4th
axis on a 3 axis router table and call it a lathe.

The programming can vary from simple manual programs to complex 3D
engraving and carving, which can produce assymetrical parts and
smooth-splined curves, rather than just round spindles. Some
controllers have built in functions for the basics so even the manual
programming becomes moot. Things like the grooves (called fluting)
in a column, whether straight or spiraled are simple tasks. The form
is controlled by using half round and pointed concave router bits
(like a corner rounding end mill)

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