On Wednesday 22 March 2017 10:39:11 andy pugh wrote: > On 22 March 2017 at 12:48, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Andy, where does that part go in a 4th axis assembly? > > I have a D1-4 spindle on my lathe, and several chucks, collets, > faceplates etc to suit. So the plan is to make my 4th axis with a D1-4 > face so that I can use the same workholding, transfer work to the mill > direct from the lathe, and use the lathe spindle to centre work in the > 4-jaw chuck (as centering a 4-jaw on a mill 4th axis is properly > tedious.)
I have more colorfull phrases, but not for mixed company useage. I have an offcentered 3 jaw on mine. It can set angles for sharpening tools but thats about the extent of its usefulness. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
