RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cnc/copy mill teach

HI Steven,

Why not just use probe in conventional mill? Controller programs can do the
digitizing. No need to build something special.

However, for the more regular shapes, why not just measure and then draw
them? The simple curves can be determined; the really complex stuff you
could still digitize, or create your own from a few points.

Alan KM6VV

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Haushahn
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 9:53 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cnc/copy mill teach
>
> The parts I am most wanting to make are copies of gun parts...What I would
> like is a 2 axis stage on ball bearings - no lead screws- with rotary
> encoders to follow/read table travel..Then having stylus in the
> conventional vert mill orientation. I would like to have gunpart - a
> hammer, trigger , lever whatever, mounted on table , then push table so
> stylus follows part contour and then have the encoders send those changing
> coordinates to computer in teach mode.....The intention is similar to
> digitizing but considerably faster for getting X/Y - possibly Z
> coordinates into the 'puter...
> Anybody want to comment on what might be done to put this copy stage
> together? Surely somebody has already done this , anybody?
> Steven
>