There are air operated collet drawbars for grinders. My KOLee came w/ a pair of them.
SMD On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think that most CNC power 3 jaw chucks are hydraulic. > You might be able to find one used and setup an air over hydraulic > cylinder to control it so you wouldn't need a running hydraulic power > source. > > If you started with a CNC lathe that had some bad controls you might be > a lot further along than starting from scratch. > > What is not acceptable from a metal turning standpoint (ala accuracy and > wear) might be fine from a wood turning standpoint. > > Dave > > On 7/10/2015 11:56 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I need to build a machine for rotary milling of wood parts. The thing > > is that customer wants the parts in the rotary head to be swapped > > automatically, so some kind of cnc-operated chuck is needed. > > I would appreciate, if somebody could share a link to something like > > that. Total range of parts to be machined is 13 to 40 mm, but I do > > understand that operator would have to set up the jaws for particular > > diameter as the chuck itself would move the jaws for few milimeters > > only. > > Is there any simple way to make some diy version that actually works? > > I was thinking about gripping the part between some rollers, but I do > > not think that there would be no slipping etc. > > Any suggestions or hints will be appreciated :) > > > > Viesturs > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. > > GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that > > you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. > > Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. > > https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. > GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that > you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. > Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. > https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
