Re: Extreme CNC

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

> Well, there is something here that can be addressed to this

topic.

>
> One thing that drives me nuts with most CNC routers is that they

are

> all made in a vertical spindle orientation - mine included. Now,

if

> I were to fit a router in my shop that can handle 4' x 8' sheet
> goods, I would not have room for anything else. The machine would
> have a foot print of about 6' x 10' allowing for a foot on either
> side.
>
> With good (rotary vane - high volume) vacuum clamping, you could
> easily hold a sheet of plywood in a horizontal orientation. Thus,
> you could also orient the spindle (and the rest of the machine)
> horizontally. Now your machines footprint could be in the range

of

> 3' x 10' with a sheet sideways, or about 3' x 6' with the sheet
> standing vertical.
>
> Loading the material would be no more difficult than loading sheet
> good on a panel saw.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Chris

I have seen this arrangement on a router at the Ligna wood
exhibition in Hannover a few years ago. The sheet was positioned
about 5-10 degrees off the vertical position to allow it locate
easily on the machine bed
john