We several multi spindle wood carving routers already running Linuxcnc. It was not hard to set up a little hal logic to enable/disable the spndle(s) you want to use. I set up a few custom M-codes, for it. Works like a charm.
Big heavy duty multi spindle woodworking machines used to be much more common, before multitool tool changers caught on. In the 1980s and early 90s these machines would often be set up with 4 or more spindles and usually used individually like a tool changer. But with the potential for parallel operation as well. A quick google search will turn up quite a few old Heian, Shoda, Komo, or Northwood machines for sale of that vintage. We have an old Heian built this way in 1984, that originally had 5 spindles over a 4x8ft table Only 3 remain). It is quite the beast of a machine and is where I go to hide during a tornado warning. These sort of machines have fallen out of favor of late, mostly because they are big, heavy, slow, and very expensive to build, but they can make excellent cuts, and are nearly indestructible. ----- Original Message ----- From: "andy pugh" <bodge...@gmail.com> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 4:59:03 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Multi-spindle machines Has anyone here ever wanted multi-spindle support in LinuxCNC? What is the use-case? What does multi-spindle G-code look like? -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mobile security can be enabling, not merely restricting. Employees who bring their own devices (BYOD) to work are irked by the imposition of MDM restrictions. Mobile Device Manager Plus allows you to control only the apps on BYO-devices by containerizing them, leaving personal data untouched! https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/304595813;131938128;j _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mobile security can be enabling, not merely restricting. Employees who bring their own devices (BYOD) to work are irked by the imposition of MDM restrictions. Mobile Device Manager Plus allows you to control only the apps on BYO-devices by containerizing them, leaving personal data untouched! https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/304595813;131938128;j _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
