Re: Rotary set-up question???? More info...more and more!.

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> Now back to the lathe and using a milling program .... so to have

stepper control the spindel, and use the cross slide axis, z axis and
the table axis that has the router mounted on it, may take a little
more time to figure out.. but the possiblities would be outstanding,
it's just a matter of program all four axis on the lathe as one would
on a mill.

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> Russ
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Hi Russ,

If you mount the router on the cross slide then cross feed becomes the
Z axis. the lathe bed becomes the X and the spindle becomes the A or
Y for a total of 3 axes.

Quite a few people use the rotary as the Y (or vice versa) so it is
only 3 axes that you need to work with. It would be like a mill
laying on it's back.

Dave