4 Axis engraving

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Re: 4 Axis engraving

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cool! thanks for posting the video, nice to see cool applications like this.
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Re: 4 Axis engraving

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Video of my full workflow making engravings with a rotary axis



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Re: 4 Axis engraving

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awesome!
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Re: 4 Axis engraving

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cnckeith wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2024 4:35 pmawesome!
Thank you, but not compared to your 5 axis head porting with A560 ;)

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Re: 4 Axis engraving

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Very cool to see a machine actively engraving on a curved surface, keep it up!
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Re: 4 Axis engraving

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Some other engraving, but I have had preferred not had to make it...

Live of dogs is too short.

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Re: 4 Axis engraving

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Our friends always leave us too soon. You have created a beautiful resting place for your companion. My condolences, Uwe.
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Re: 4 Axis engraving

Post by suntravel »

The tiny 6th axis is also ok for engraving....

... I was to lazy to mount a chuck on the 4th axis :mrgreen:

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