4th/5th axis head "quick" construction
29 Oct 2014 05:53 - 29 Oct 2014 05:53 #52513
by oceax
4th/5th axis head "quick" construction was created by oceax
I have built a 3 axis cnc that i want to change to a 5 axis. There are different "4th axis" modules on ebay and i was thinking of buying 2 of them and cast/mill some parts to make a bc head.
The chuck and a nut i will add on the backside of the C-module will clamp to a shaft from Z-axis.
Then i will create a thick L-profile aluminum part that i attach to the C-module base. Now i have a flat surface on the back side (opposite chuck) of the C-module.
On that flat surface i mount the base of the B-module.
I then mount the spindle to B-module chuck with some simple adapter part i will cast.
Hope you understand what i am trying to do.
Does this sound reasonable for a bc head?
I will mill plugs and molds for fiberglass. Probably not in aluminium so the load should not be that great.
The chuck and a nut i will add on the backside of the C-module will clamp to a shaft from Z-axis.
Then i will create a thick L-profile aluminum part that i attach to the C-module base. Now i have a flat surface on the back side (opposite chuck) of the C-module.
On that flat surface i mount the base of the B-module.
I then mount the spindle to B-module chuck with some simple adapter part i will cast.
Hope you understand what i am trying to do.
Does this sound reasonable for a bc head?
I will mill plugs and molds for fiberglass. Probably not in aluminium so the load should not be that great.
Last edit: 29 Oct 2014 05:53 by oceax.
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