--- On Wed, 5/8/13, Matt Shaver <[email protected]> wrote: > 4. To do the Z axis, you need a quill drive mechanism. Jon > Elson has (I > think) pictures of his that he made from scratch on his web > site. If > money is no object (!), Elrod Machine has a kit: > > http://www.elrodmachine.com/Z%20Axis%20CNC%20Quill%20kit.htm > > Or you can CNC the knee, but this is tougher due to the > power required.
I've seen pictures of a couple of BP style CNC knee mills with a vertical slide between the head and ram. That way the head retains all its original manual functions and power feed. Gas struts or air cylinders can be used to take some load off the knee for power or manual motion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
