Project Beaver

[OMLCNC]

Dodge dust shoe to laugh at.

Question - I am thinking of adding 4th axis to make twisted lamps. Could be 200mm diameter and 1500mm long in the future. (Standard Lamp)

I am assuming you just buy another motor controler am882 (tyre lever into cabinet) and a 4th axis such as http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NO-VAT-CNC...IAAOSwCXxZp8JT?

Wire it all up, then set Mach 3 up and away you go?

Any thoughts appreciated.

[Desertboy]

Dodge dust shoe to laugh at.

The important thing is it works ;)

Do you need to work on 1.5m long pieces with the 4th axis?

[OMLCNC]

The important thing is it works ;)

Do you need to work on 1.5m long pieces with the 4th axis?

Eventualy yes. The idea is to get a 4th axis capable of working with 1.5m long pieces, experiment on this machine (1.2m y axis travel max) and then build new machine
to take full sheet (2240mm x 1220mm) and 4th axis and be vertical / horizontal is the long term plan.

Any advise ideas appreciated.

[Boyan Silyavski]

That dust shoe looks very properly made, exactly the way i think should be!

Very long 4rth axis may vibrate, the workpiece i mean

[OMLCNC]

That dust shoe looks very properly made, exactly the way i think should be!

Very long 4rth axis may vibrate, the workpiece i mean

Shoud be ok Boyan as i've turned them between centres at that length.