Re: 5 axis head ?

I am looking to have 4th and 5th axes on the Z with a fixed part on
the table.

The rotating tables can get pricey and are hard to make large enough
for work on big parts.


think 48" x 48" x 72" parts.

Dave



--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Fagan"
<woodworker88@...> wrote:

>
> Yes. Have you ever seen a picture of a trunnion table? When you

hear about

> a 5 axis VMC (not a turning center), usually, that's how the machine is
> configured. Haas has a bunch of movies and pictures of them in action.
> It's basically a horizontal rotary table attached to a regular vertical
> fourth axis, with support on both sides. See
> http://www.haas.co.uk/images/rotary_images_large/TR110_R.jpg
>
> Michael
>
> On 11/16/07, turbulatordude <dave_mucha@...> wrote:
> >
> > I have a design for a 2 axis head for a router. It is some work and
> > I am hoping it will work when all is said and done, but I was also
> > hoping someone else has already made one or has pix of some that might
> > be easy enough to make.
> >
> > Also, the short and stubby design has the router completely off
> > center. the larger design has the cutting bit dead center. that
> > version is larger and lots more work.
> >
> > Using a pair of small rotary tables does sound interesting !
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com

<CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO%40yahoogroups.com>,

> > "Michael Fagan"
> > <woodworker88@> wrote:
> > >
> > > CNC a 6 or 8 inch rotary table and mount a 4" Sherline rotary table
> > > vertically on top.
> > >
> > > On Nov 6, 2007 10:12 AM, turbulatordude <dave_mucha@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > anyone have plans or drawings or some such of a 4th and 5th

axis for a

> > > > router table ?
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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