I am thinking of adding a 4th axis for gear cutting with my Acorn controlled mill. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
John
4th Axis?
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Re: 4th Axis?
Without more information, we don't have much to go on.
For gears I'd use a stepper motor controlled rotary table with a tail stock. I have 4 inch tables for the Sherline mills and a 6 inch table for the Tormach. As long as the stepper motor driver has step and direction connections (most, if not all, do) then it should work.
For gears I'd use a stepper motor controlled rotary table with a tail stock. I have 4 inch tables for the Sherline mills and a 6 inch table for the Tormach. As long as the stepper motor driver has step and direction connections (most, if not all, do) then it should work.
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Re: 4th Axis?
None of Centroids products will do gear hobbing yet. You can certainly use a 4th axis as a positioner when using a form cutter.
Cheers,
Tom
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Tom
Confidence is the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation.
I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are where they should be.
