On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > In the same vain... what type of mill would make a good 5 axis > conversion?? > snip > > Or am I on the wrong track. Should I just look for a 5 axis mill with > dead controls and convert it? > > Any suggestions? > > Dave Seems to me that getting the hardware right is always the hard part, so better let someone else do it. But finding a dead 5 axis machine that isn't worn out is going to be a trick. I can't imagine very many machines that would easily take an 800 pound rotary table other than, say, a giant gantry mill. Eric
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