On 12 September 2017 at 13:20, Johann Beukes <[email protected]> > I want to add a 4th and 5th axis to my Hermle mill in the form of n rotary > table driven by a stepper that has a side to side swivel efect as well. > Does someone maybe have some drawings of this or some ideas please?
I have ideas, but wonder if perhaps they are over-budget :-) Why steppers? Is the rest of the mill running steppers? There are some very convenient servo harmonic drives: http://bodgesoc.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/harmonic.html -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
