My 4. Axis is now up and running.
Next step is to rewrite a suitable 3axis post processor for autodesk fusion 360 to be capable of 4 axes. ADF360 is prepared for this through its tool orientation feature.
I so need to do this.
Where did you get the head/chuck…etc? That is a really handsome and clean setup.
@Josh_Rhodes The chuck and tailstock was purchased from eBay.
But I have replaced the existing motor in the set, from a Nema24 to a Nema34, also replacing the motor bracket of course. One of my earlier posts shows the milling of the motor bracket. My Nema34 is a very old 4.5A motor. I run it with a DM860 stepper driver so I can fine tune current and microsteps. But as it is setup now, its quite powerfull. The gearing is 18 to 60 teeth, which translates power 10/3 up and speed 10/3 down. Slower speed it not an issue in this setup but more power is.
@brian_alley I recommend using Autodesk Fusion 360 as it can be expanded with a postprocessor that can create jobs that move the 4th axis between CAM operations. My next step is to obtain such Mach3 postprocessor. They should be out there or the existing should be easy to modify. I’ll show this when I have done it.