Re: Cam program and post needed for a cnc propellor carving lathe

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" <reiss_machinist@...>
wrote:

>
> I am interested in building a cnc propellor carving lathe to create
> wooden wind turbine blades, one blade at a time. The proposed lathe
> would be run with Mach 3 and 2 axis control having a servo motor
> drive on the headstock spindel and one on the cross slide axis.

This is fairly easy to accomplish with Vector Cad-Cam.

You can generate a 3D toolpath using the totempole function in
StlWork. The output is a 3D spiral saved as a DXF. Vector will then
turn the toolpath into a rotary axis program. The default output will
be X-Z-A coordinates. Modifying the Vector, generic rotary-axis post
processor is a minor change.

Fred Smith - IMService
http://www.imsrv.com