Table toward you and to the left is machine home. 4th axis on the right hand side of the table. This is how most machines are.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 25, 2018, at 1:26 AM, Marcus Bowman > <marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk> wrote: > > >> >> And that brings up the third question about a 4th axis. If you have one, do >> you tend to put it on the left just like a lathe spindle or on the right? >> Any reason for the preference? Often there are tool changers on the left so >> it makes more sense to have the 4th on the right. > > My mill is a benchtop-style arrangement, rather than a Bridgeport-style knee > mill. > My 4th Axis is based on a large diameter rotary table, mounted on its side. > I always put my 4th axis on the left, because if I put it on the right, it > would foul the quill handle, if I used it. Separate quill feed is manual, and > although I can't recall the last time I used that handle in conjunction with > the 4th axis, it's always a possibility. > That position means feeds along the work at -ve X, which is not intuitively > convenient, but I live with it. > > Marcus > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
