On Sun, 2008-05-18 at 23:48 -0400, xtra209 wrote: > I'm interested in turning hand drum shells. The shells will be similar > but not exact in the rough form. ...snip > Clint
Unless I am missing something, it seems to me that you could mount a drum shell on a lathe in the normal fashion, automatically probe the complete surface, have a CAM map your design to this surface and then have a router on the tool post cut the design. The spindle would need a high resolution encoder and positioning capability, else, use a horizontal mill with a rotary table or something similar. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka ST-N/EMC CNC) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
