Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: using a stepper motor for spindle on a lathe

Yes, that's exactly the way I imagined it. It's just when you said that the
spindle will be rotating relatively slowly, I immediatelly thought of a
4-axis mill without one linear axis - it is essentially the same thing, as
far as I can tell. The actual "spindle" in this case is your router. And I
figured that mach2 can drive a setup like that; the question is how easy
it'd be to generate g-code for it. And I am not sure about the answer to
that question.

Vlad

On 1/11/06, Keith Clark <mail@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Vlad,
>
> The machine is really basically set up in the configuration of a metal
> lathe with a router mounted horizontal in place of the cutting tool.
> It also can be set up to run with standard metal lathe cutters instead
> of the router.
>
> Keith


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